Question

define determiners and the type of determiners with example

Answer 1

Definition of Determiners
Determiners can be defined as:

A category of words that come with nouns in order to clarify the meaning of the noun are called the determiners.

Examples of Determiners
I want to buy that book.
There are few people here.
In the above examples, that and few are determiners.

Types of Determiners
Determiners formulate an open-class of words. Their main types include the following categories:

1. Articles
There are three articles in English language: a, an, the.determiners

How and When to Use Articles
The articles “a” and “an” are used when we need to clarify the noun as indefinite and singular. The article “a” comes before nouns beginning with a constant sound, while the article “an” comes before nouns beginning with a vowel sound.

The article “the” is used when we need to clarify the noun as definite and unique.

Examples of Articles
We saw the car again today.
I am going to read a newspaper.
2. Demonstratives
Demonstratives can be defined as:

The category of words which is used to clarify the distance of something or some person from the speaker is called demonstratives.

Use of Demonstratives in a Sentence
Demonstratives can function as adjectives and pronouns in a sentence.

These include: That, These, This, Those.

“That” is used when a singular noun is not very close to the speaker.
“This” is used when a singular noun is precisely in front and close to the speaker.
“Those” is used when plural nouns are not very close to the speaker.
“These” is used when plural nouns are precisely in front and close to the speaker.
Examples of Demonstratives
That is the place I want to go to.
These books are fun to read.
3. Possessives
The words that come to modify a noun to indicate possession towards some person or something are called possessives.

These include: your, our, my, his, hers, its, their etc

Examples of Possessives
I am doing my assignment.
This dress is hers.
4. Quantifiers
The category of indefinite determiners which is used to indicate the quantity of the noun without stating the precise number is called the Quantifiers.

These include: many, much, plenty, enough, several, some, few, little etc.

Examples of Quantifiers
Few examples of quantifiers are:

I took out some vegetables from the fridge.
She has several friends at school who work part-time.
5. Numbers
The category of definite determiners which is used to indicate the exact quantity of the noun or used to indicate the order of occurrence of the noun is called numbers.

It includes two types:

A. Cardinal Numbers
These include all numerical words like three, five, ten, forty, hundred etc. For Example:

I need two singers for the ceremony.

B. Ordinal Numbers
These include all the words which numerically indicate a rank like first, second, third, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, next last etc. For Example:

I want to reach the second floor of this building.

Answer 2

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Determiners are the words that modify nouns.

Determiners function like adjectives. They are also called as fixing words.

Characteristics of Determiners

▪︎ A determiner may identify two or more persons or things.

▪︎ A determiner may indicate a quanity or amount.

▪︎ A determiner may determine or fix a place, person or things.

▪︎ A determiner may precede numberals or objects.

Classification of Determiners

Determiners can be classified into

1. Article : A, An, The.

2. Demonstrative Adjectives : this, that, these, those.

3. Quantifiers : This is a word or phrase which is used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity.

The types of quantifiers are as follows

i. Definite

ii. Indefinite

iii. Distributive

iv. Difference

v. Comparative

4. Possessives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, mine etc..

Examples of Articles- A, An, The

A women, A tree, A dog

An orange, An egg, An horse

The People, The Pen, The sen times

Examples of Demonstrative Adjectives- This, That, These, Those

▪︎My bat is better than that of my friend.

▪︎ Our soldiers are better equipped than those of Pakistan.

▪︎ This book is very interesting.

▪︎ Those flowers are very beautiful.

Examples of Quantifiers

▪︎ There are some books on the desk.

▪︎ How much money have you got?

▪︎ He's got more friends than his sister.

Examples of Possessive

▪︎ He is my brother.

▪︎ She is her friend.