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DETERMINER IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR

What Is a Determiner?
The determiner is often left by the wayside, untaught or taught incorrectly. The Determiner is an important noun modifier which contextualizes a noun, often in terms of quantity and possession. Determiners in English precede a noun phrase and include Articles,Demonstrative,Possessives,Quantifiers and Numbers
Determiners include the following common types:
·        Articles: a/an, the
·        Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
·        Possessives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, x’s (possessive’s)
·        Quantifiers: (a) few, fewer, (a) little, many, much, more, most, some, any, etc.
·        Numbers: one, two, three, etc.
Determiners in English
There are many different determiners in the English language.
  • Articles are among the most common of the determiners. A, an, and the all express the definiteness and specificity of a noun. For example, “the” is a definite article, meaning the person using the word is referring to a specific one. On the other hand, “a” or “an” are indefinite.
  • Demonstratives, such as this, that, these and those, require a frame of reference in which an individual can point out the entities referred to by a speaker or a writer.
  • Quantifiers, such as all, few, and many, point out how much or how little of something is being indicated.
  • When referring to an entity that belongs to another, you can use possessives. My, your, their, and its are a few examples.
There are many other types of determiners. For instance,cardinal numbers, the numbers that are written out in English, are also included in the class of determiners. Determiners are generally split into two groups—definite determiners and indefinite determiners.
What do determiners do?
Determiners have two main functions: referring and quantifying.
·        Referring
Referring means showing us who or what the noun is pointing to or talking about. The most common types of determiners which we use for referring are articles, possessives and demonstratives:
A:Where’s the newspaper?
B:It’s on the sofa. (the means the noun refers to something the speaker and listener both know or are familiar with)
A:Have you seen my MP3 player anywhere?
B:Yes. It’s on the kitchen table. (my refers to something which belongs to the speaker; the refers to something the speaker and listener can both identify because they both know or share knowledge about it.)
Do you want this bag or are you going to put it in that box? (this refers to something near the speaker; that refers to something further away.)
Charles is looking for his dictionary. Have you got it? (his means the noun refers to something belonging to a male, in this case, Charles.)
·        Quantifying
‘Quantifying’ means showing how much of something there is, or how many:
Five people were arrested during an anti-war demonstration in London today.
There are some letters here for you. (some means a non-specific, small number or quantity of something.)

General and specific determiners

Determiners are words which come at the beginning of the noun phrase.
They tell us whether the noun phrase is specific or general.

Specific determiners

The specific determiners are:
  • the definite article: the
  • possessives: my, your, his, her, its; our, their, whose
  • demonstratives: this, that, these, those
  • interrogatives: which

General determiners

The general determiners are:
  • a; an; any; another; other; what
When we are talking about things in general and the listener/reader does not know exactly what we are referring to, we can use a uncount noun or a plural noun with no determiner
The Example of Determiner

Specific determiners:

·        Their bus was late
·        The dog barked at the boy
·        Look at those funny dolphins.
·        Thank you very much for your participation.
·        Can you put the bag please?
·        Whose coat is this?
·        Have you seen my keys?

General determiners:

·        Milk is very good for you. (= uncount noun)
·        Health and education are very important. (= 2 uncount nouns)
·        Girls normally do better in school than boys. (= plural nouns with no determiner)
·        A woman was lifted to safety by a helicopter.
·        A man climbing nearby saw the accident.
Source :
·         http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/determiners-and-quantifiers
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/nouns/what/what-is-a-determiner.html
·         http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/determiners-the-my-some-this

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