Identify the determiner in the following sentence:
After the flood, the river changed its course, and that worried the farmers near it.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → its
In this sentence “its” comes before “course” and tells whose course it is: the river’s.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) After | a preposition here: joins “the flood” to the rest of the sentence and shows time | We played cricket after lunch. |
| (2) that | a pronoun here: stands alone, with no noun after it, and means “this change” | That was a lovely song. |
| (3) near | a preposition here: comes before the pronoun “it” and shows place | Our house is near the railway station. |
| (4) its (answer) | a determiner: comes before a noun and tells which, whose, how many or how much | The cat drank its milk slowly. |