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Determiners - Easy Learning Grammar

Determiners are words that make the reference of nouns more specific. If I say ‘this car’ it is clear that I mean a particular car which is near me. If I change it to ‘my car’ I am saying something quite specific about ownership.Determiners can be divided into several kinds according to:
their meaning.

what they may go with and where they may come in the noun phrase.
There are eight classes of determiner:
the indefinite article a or an. See
The indefinite article
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/the-indefinite-article
.
A man came into the shop.
An honest person would return the car to the owner.
the definite article the. See
The definite article
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/the-definite-article
.
The dog chased the rabbit.
the demonstratives this, that, these, those. See
Demonstratives
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/demonstratives
.
This book is better than that one.
These apples are redder than those ones.
the possessives my, your, his, her, its, our, their. See
Possessive pronouns
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/possessive-pronouns
.
I gave my share to her sister.
Shona found his book in her car.
the quantifiers some, any, enough, no, all, both, half, double, several, much, many, more, most, few, fewer, fewest, a few, little (meaning not much), less, least, a little. See
Quantifiers
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/quantifiers
and
Numbers
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/numbers
.
I’ve got some coffee but I haven’t got any sugar.
Have you got much money on you?
There were no witnesses to the accident.
Both girls saw the attack.
Few people know the answer to that.
The safety net gives little help to those who need it most.
the numbers, cardinal (one, two, three…), and ordinal (first, second, third…). See
Numbers
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/numbers
.
There’s one thing I need to ask you.
The two boys grew up together in Manhattan.
Three men were found hiding in the building.
Their second child is due in October.
She lost in the third round of the tournament.
the distributives each, every, either, neither. See
Distributives
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/distributives
.
Each child received a book.
Every girl was given a number to wear.
Either book should help you with the problem.
the exclamatives what, such. See
Exclamatives
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/exclamatives
.
What nonsense!
What a shame!
They make such a fuss over small things!
Generally, a noun phrase has only one determiner in it, or none at all. See
Determiners
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/determiners
. A few determiners, e.g. all, both, and the numbers, can be used together with another determiner. See
Determiners
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/determiners
.

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