2. Determiners
• Determiners are placed at the beginning of a
noun group.
• Determiners are placed in front numbers
and adjectives.
He met the three French girls in Dallas.
My new garage is being painted.
Can you give me another example?
Several new gadgets were presented at the
show.
3. Determiners
• Specific determiners
– The definite article: the
– Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
– Possessives: my, your, his, her, its, our,
their
Note: ‘your’ is used both for the singular and
plural possessive.
4. Determiners
• Specific determiners are used when
– the people or things you are talking about
have already been mentioned.
– it’s clear which ones you mean.
The teacher began to walk towards the
student.
Old people don’t like those movies.
His leg was very sore.
5. Determiners
• The specific determiners are:
– The definite article: the
– Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
– Possessives: my, your, his, her, its, our,
their
Note: Your is used both for singular and
plural possessive.
6. Determiners
• When you are mentioning people or things
for the first time, or talking about them
generally without saying exactly which ones
you mean, you use a general determiner.
There was a man in the lift.
We went to an art exhibition.
You can stop at any time you like.
7. Determiners
• The general determiners are:
a both few more
other all each fewer
most several an either
less much some another
little enough neither any
every many no
8. Determiners
• Each general determiner is used with
particular types of noun. You use some
general determiners with:
Singular count nouns
a another each every
no neither any either
an
9. Determiners
• Examples:
I got a postcard from Susan.
Any big tin container will do.
He opened another shop last month.
10. Determiners
• Plural count nouns
all enough many no
some any few more
other both fewer most
several
There were few doctors available.
He spoke many different languages.
11. Determiners
• Uncount nouns
all enough little most
no any less more
much some
There was little applause.
We need more information.
12. Determiners
• Warning
The following general determiners can never
be used with uncount nouns.
a both every neither
an each few several
either another many
13. Determiners
• Most determiners are also pronouns, except
the, a, an, every, no and the possessives.
I saw several in the woods last night.
Have you got any that I could borrow?
There is enough for all of us.
14. Determiners
• You use one as a pronoun instead of a or
an, none instead of no and each instead of
every.
Have you got one?
There are none left.
Each has a separate box and number.
