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Determiners
1.
2. â˘Determiners are words that introduce a noun and
provide some information about it (but do NOT describe
it).
â˘Examples: the ball, his son, five cats, more cars.
DETERMINERS
3. HOW DO WE IDENTIFY A DETERMINER?
If a word can appear here , it is a
determiner:
1. any common noun
Examples:
The thing, his things, five things, some things,
many things, a thing, several things, few things,
each thing, those things, their things, etc.
Note: some determiners, like âmuchâ, may only
introduce noncount nouns.
4. THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF
DETERMINERS:
Articles
Possessives
Demonstratives
Quantifiers
6. âtheâ is called the Definite Article:
It normally introduces a noun that is familiar
to the listener. Example: The earth is round.
âtheâ may introduce either a singular or a
plural noun.
âaâ or âanâ are called the Indefinite Article:
âaâ or âanâ normally introduce a noun that is
not yet familiar to the listener. Example:
I saw a new movie.
âaâ or âanâ may only introduce a singular noun.
7. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN âAâ AND âANâ?
âaâ precedes words that start with a
consonant sound.
Examples: a table, a chair,
and also⌠a eulogy
âanâ precedes words that start with a
vowel sound.
Examples: an apple, an umbrella,
and also⌠an hour
8. DEMONSTRATIVES
Demonstratives are words that are used
to point at someone or something
(whether itâs concrete or abstract).
Examples: that book; this time; these
ideas; those chairs
There are only four demonstratives in
English:
10. In order to be called a DETERMINER, a demonstrative
MUST be followed by a noun-phrase:
1. I like this room.
ď âthisâ is a determiner in sentence (1).
2. I like this.
ď âthisâ is NOT a determiner in sentence (2).
How do we know?
Because determiners need to precede noun-
phrases! In sentence (2) no noun-phrase follows
the word âthisâ
11. IS THE UNDERLINED WORDA
DETERMINER?
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â˘
â˘
â˘
John likes that movie.
That is the best.
That guy is nice.
John thinks that apples are tasty.
âthatâ in (4) is NOT a determiner, because
it is not used to point at apples!
12. POSSESSIVES
Possessives are words that usually
indicate possession or belonging of a
noun.
Examples: his birthday, Samâs book,
her idea, New Yorkâs subway
There are two kinds of possessives:
1. possessive determiner pronouns
2. possessive determiner proper nouns
13. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
There are only seven possessive
determiner pronouns:
my; your; his ; her ; its ; our ; their
Note:
-The difference between its and itâs.
-The difference between âtheirâ,
âthereâ and âtheyâreâ.
14. In order to be called a DETERMINER, a possessive
pronoun MUST be followed by a noun-phrase:
1. His essay was the best.
ď âHisâ is a determiner in sentence (1).
2. His was the best essay.
ď âHisâ is NOT a determiner in sentence (2).
How do we know?
Because determiners need to precede noun-
phrases! In sentence (2) no noun-phrase follows
the word âhisâ.
15. ANOTHER WAY TO TEST IF A POSSESSIVE
PRONOUN IS A DETERMINER OR NOT:
Replace âhisâ with âherâ, and see if the
sentence is grammatical:
1. His essay was the best. ď
Her essay was the best.
2. His was the best exam. ď
*Her was the best exam.
Since in (2) the Test Sentence gets a *,
âhisâ in (2) is NOT a determiner.
16. POSSESSIVE PROPER NOUNS
A proper noun with apostrophe âs is a
âpossessive proper nounâ
Examples:
Maryâs car, CUNYâs students, Mr.
Smithâs wife
(Note: These are Determiners, and
NOT proper nouns).
17. QUANTIFIERS
â˘QUANTIFIERS ARE WORDS THAT INDICATE THE
â˘QUANTITY OR AMOUNT OF A NOUN.
â˘EXAMPLES: THREE PENCILS; ALL COUNTRIES; SOME
BOOKS; LITTLE TIME; EACH STORY.
â˘COMMON QUANTIFIERS:
â˘ALL, ANY, BOTH, EACH, EITHER, ENOUGH, EVERY, FEW,
LITTLE, MOST, MUCH, NEITHER, NO, SEVERAL, SOME, ANY
NUMBER (E.G. FIVE, TWELVE, ETC.)