Use Determiners - 1st Grade Writing
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Which demonstrative determiner means something is far from the speaker (plural)?
Which demonstrative determiner means something is far from the speaker (plural)?
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those. Points to multiple things away from you.
those. Points to multiple things away from you.
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Which demonstrative determiner means something is far from the speaker (singular)?
Which demonstrative determiner means something is far from the speaker (singular)?
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that. Points to one thing away from you.
that. Points to one thing away from you.
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Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "___ cookies on my plate are warm." (these, those)
Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "___ cookies on my plate are warm." (these, those)
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these. 'These' refers to nearby plural items.
these. 'These' refers to nearby plural items.
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Find and correct the determiner error: "She ate a orange."
Find and correct the determiner error: "She ate a orange."
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Correct: "She ate an orange.". 'Orange' starts with vowel 'o', so use 'an' not 'a'.
Correct: "She ate an orange.". 'Orange' starts with vowel 'o', so use 'an' not 'a'.
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Find and correct the determiner error: "I saw an ball."
Find and correct the determiner error: "I saw an ball."
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Correct: "I saw a ball.". 'Ball' starts with consonant 'b', so use 'a' not 'an'.
Correct: "I saw a ball.". 'Ball' starts with consonant 'b', so use 'a' not 'an'.
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Identify the determiner in the sentence: "These books are heavy."
Identify the determiner in the sentence: "These books are heavy."
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These. 'These' is the determiner that comes before 'books'.
These. 'These' is the determiner that comes before 'books'.
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Identify the determiner in the sentence: "The bird sang."
Identify the determiner in the sentence: "The bird sang."
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The. 'The' is the determiner that comes before 'bird'.
The. 'The' is the determiner that comes before 'bird'.
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Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "___ cookies on that table are for later." (these, those)
Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "___ cookies on that table are for later." (these, those)
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those. 'Those' refers to distant plural items.
those. 'Those' refers to distant plural items.
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Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "I see ___ dog." (a, an, the)
Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "I see ___ dog." (a, an, the)
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a. 'Dog' starts with consonant sound 'd'.
a. 'Dog' starts with consonant sound 'd'.
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Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "I ate ___ apple." (a, an, the)
Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "I ate ___ apple." (a, an, the)
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an. 'Apple' starts with vowel sound 'a'.
an. 'Apple' starts with vowel sound 'a'.
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Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "Please close ___ door." (a, an, the)
Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "Please close ___ door." (a, an, the)
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the. 'The' refers to a specific door both people know.
the. 'The' refers to a specific door both people know.
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Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "___ cat on the sofa is sleeping." (a, an, the)
Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "___ cat on the sofa is sleeping." (a, an, the)
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the. 'The' identifies which specific cat we mean.
the. 'The' identifies which specific cat we mean.
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Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "Look at ___ picture here." (this, that)
Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "Look at ___ picture here." (this, that)
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this. 'This' indicates the picture is nearby.
this. 'This' indicates the picture is nearby.
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Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "Look at ___ picture over there." (this, that)
Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "Look at ___ picture over there." (this, that)
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that. 'That' indicates the picture is far away.
that. 'That' indicates the picture is far away.
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Which article is used before a word that begins with a consonant sound: a or an?
Which article is used before a word that begins with a consonant sound: a or an?
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a. Use 'a' before consonant sounds like b, c, d, etc.
a. Use 'a' before consonant sounds like b, c, d, etc.
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