DETERMINERS

DETERMINERSIt indicates reference to something specific or something of a particular type and is used in every case to clarify the noun.

It determines / modifies a Noun / Noun Phrase

A word that introduces a noun.

Indicates reference to something specific or something of a particular type.

DETERMINERS VS. PRONOUNS

EXAMPLE EXAMPLE

DETERMINERS VS. adjectivesBoth signals that a noun will follow but;

Adjectives may add its comparative (er-) and superlative (-est) form while determiners cannot add these inflectional morphemes because they don’t have other forms or synonyms.

Determiner + noun tea the tea some tea our tea this teaAdjective + noun teaGood tea tasty tea delicious tea

DETERMINERS

Determiners are followed by a noun. For example

The carThis dressSome men

Specific Determiners

Specific Determiners

GeneralDeterminers

GeneralDeterminers

• The specific determiners are:

The definite article: the Demonstratives: this, that, these,

those Possessives: my, your, his, her,

its, our, their, Subhasree’s pen

Note: Your is used both for singular and plural possessive.

INDEFINITE ARTICLE

QUANTIFIERS WH-WORDS 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.

Examples:• There was a

man in the lift.• We went to an

art exhibition.• You can stop at

any time you like.

TYPES OF DETERMINERS

•ARTICLE•DEMONSTRATIVE•WH-WORDS•QUANTIFIER•POSSESSIVES

TYPES OF DETERMINERSDEFINITE ARTICLEThe definite article in English, for both singular and plural nouns, is ‘the’.

For example- A baby was playing with his toys in his room. The toys were scattered all over the room.

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TYPES OF DETERMINERS

INDEFINITE ARTICLEAn indefinite article indicates that its noun is not a particular one (or ones) identifiable to the listener.

It may be something that the speaker is mentioning for the first time.

TYPES OF DETERMINERS

INDEFINITE ARTICLEIts precise identity may be irrelevant or hypothetical.

The speaker may be making a general statement about any such thing.

TYPES OF DETERMINERSINDEFINITE ARTICLEEnglish uses a/an, from the Old English forms of the number 'one', as its primary indefinite article.

The form ‘an’ is used before words that begin with a vowel sound (even if spelled with an initial consonant, as in an hour).

TYPES OF DETERMINERSINDEFINITE ARTICLE ‘A’ is used before words that begin with a consonant sound (even if spelled with a vowel, as in a European).

For example -She had a house so large that an elephant would get lost without a map.

Examples:a. I have a friend in Canada.b. Maria saw an unidentified flying object (UFO) last night.

c. Datu Ben heard a foot steps coming from the kitchen but nobody was there.

2. Demonstratives – this, that, these and those. They can also be used as a pronoun.

TYPES OF DETERMINERS

DEMONSTRATIVEDETERMINERSA demonstrative determiner modifies a noun:

These flowers are beautiful.

I like those houses.

TYPES OF DETERMINERSA demonstrative pronoun stands on its own, replacing rather than modifying a noun:

This is good.I like those.

TYPES OF DETERMINERSQUANTIFIERS

A quantifier, as the name signifies, expresses how much / how many of something exists/exist. Quantifiers are followed by nouns which they modify. Examples of quantifiers include: some, any, few, little, more, much, many, each, every, both, all, enough, half, little, whole, less etc.

TYPES OF DETERMINERSQUANTIFIERS

Some quantifiers work with countable nouns but not with uncountable nouns. For example- “many horses,” but not “many water”. Others are used only with mass nouns. For example-“little water”

4. Quantifiers- some, any, few, little, more, much, many, each, every, both, all, enough, half, little, whole, less etc.

Examples: There were many people in

the street. Little knowledge is a

dangerous thing.

TYPES OF DETERMINERS

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TYPES OF DETERMINERSPOSSESSIVES

Possessive determiners modify the noun following it in order to show possession. For example- my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their etc.

This is my house. (my is a possessive determiner. It is followed by the noun house which it modifies)

Possessives Possessive pronouns (mine, his, hers, yours, ours, their) can stand alone and are not followed by nouns.

Possessive determiners (my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their) , on the other hand, are followed by nouns.