Activity 15 – Sort the determiners (CAN)

It is important to see grammatical terms in context. The following is an extract from the Muddle-headed Wombat by Ruth Park. Notice the determiners are all followed by a noun (the grass) or a noun phrase/group (this big straw hat).

There was once a muddle-headed wombat sitting in the grass and feeling very lonely.
A wombat is a square animal with thick hair like a door-mat, stumpy legs, and no tail to speak of. He has brown eyes and a comfortable, leathery flat nose like a koala.
This wombat was lonely because he had no sisters or brothers or aunties or uncles, and besides, he had spent all his pocket money.
“I wish I had one friend,” he thought, “a nice, comfy little friend who would fit in my cardigan pocket. A wombat could have lots of adventures with a friend like that.”
Suddenly, in the paddock nearby, he saw a wooden man waving his wooden arms and squeaking a song of his own, squeak-creak, squeak-squawk! He was a scarecrow. He wore a raggy old coat and this big straw hat, and yellow gloves on his wooden hands.

Below are some of the determiners from the above passage. Sort them into their groups (one determiner per group).