DETERMINERS

CONTENTS

• Introduction• Types of Determiners• Specific Determiners• Extra Information

• Determiners are placed at the beginning of a noun group.

• Determiners are placed in front numbers and adjectives.

• Examples:• 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.

INTRODUCTION

Types ofDeterminers

Specific Determiners

GeneralDeterminers

• 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.

• Specific determiners are used when The people or things you are talking about have already been mentioned. It’s clear which ones you mean

• Examples: The teacher began to walk towards the student. Old people don’t like those movies. His leg was very sore.

Specific 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.

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.

GENERAL DETERMINERS

• The general determiners are: A Both Few More Fewer Other All Most Each Several

An Either Some Neither Less Much Another Little Enough Any Every

• Each general determiner is used with particular types of noun. You use some general determiners with:

Singular count nouns:

o Ao Anothero Eacho Everyo Noo Neithero Anyo Eithero an

Plural count

nouns:o Allo Enougho Manyo Noo Someo Any o Fewo Moreo Othero Botho Fewero Several

Uncountable nouns:o Allo Enougho Littleo Mosto Noo Any o Lesso Moreo Mucho Some

Examples:o I got a

postcard from Susan.

o Any big tin container will do.

o He opened another shop last month.

Examples:o There were

few doctors available.

o He spoke many different languages.

Examples:o There was

little applause.

o We need more information.

• Most determiners are also pronouns, except the, a, an, every, no and the possessives.

• Examples: I saw several in the woods last night. Have you got any that I could borrow? There is enough for all of us.

EXTRA INFORMATION

• You use one as a pronoun instead of a or an, none instead of no and each instead of every.

• Examples: Have you got one? There are none left. Each has a separate box and number.