Fish Game on Determiners

The Fish Game on Determiners

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Here is an interactive game to help you learn about determiners.

You are the fish.
Pop the bubbles with determiners to collect points.
Every correct bubble you pop earns you a green tick. If you can get five green ticks, you'll earn 1,000 bonus points! However, when a bubble with a determiner reaches the top without being popped, you will lose a green tick.
Avoid the bubbles with other word types. If you pop one, you will lose one of your three lives and your green ticks will return to zero.
The lower you pop a correct bubble the more score you score.
Good luck!
The fish moves towards your clicks. (Hint: The farther the distance, the faster it moves.)

Test for the Different Types of Determiner

There are different types of determiner. To help with learning the different types, you can amend the type of determiner to look for in this game.

Type of Determiner	On or Off?
article: (e.g., an, the)	on off
possessive: (e.g., my, your)	on off
demonstrative: (e.g., this, those)	on off
quantifier: (e.g., one, some)	on off

Tip: You can use the controls below to add or remove the background bubble text and the background image. (This will help if you have an old PC.)

Background Image:	on off
Background Text:	on off

A Reminder on Determiners

A determiner comes before a noun (or noun phrase) to specify which one, how many, or whose it is (e.g., that house, many books, my dog). The core types are articles, demonstratives, possessives, and quantifiers.

(1) Articles

Articles tell us whether the noun is specific or general. There are two kinds: the definite article the and the indefinite articles a/an.

Articles define specificity.

The dog is in the bed.
She found a coin on the pavement.

(2) Demonstratives

Demonstrative determiners are this, that, these, those. They tell us the number (singular or plural) and also the proximity (i.e., near or far in space, in time, or in a discussion).

This idea could work.
Who owns that car?
These geese are noisy.
Could you pass those files?

(3) Possessives

Possessive determiners show ownership or relationship. They are my, your, his, her, its, our, their, and whose.

My phone is charging.
They forgot their tickets.
Whose headphones are these?

(4) Quantifiers

Quantifiers express amount or number. They include exact numbers (e.g., one, twenty-four) and indefinite amounts (e.g., many, much, more, most, some, any, several, all).