Question

What are determiners

Answer 1

The determiner is an important noun modifier which provides introduces and provides context to a noun, often in terms of quantity and possession. Determiners in English precede a noun or noun phrase and include articles, demonstratives, quantifiers and possessives.

Answer 2

Defination :-

Determiners are a class of words which determine the way we refer to a noun or nouns.

A , an , the ,same, Any , much, many, all , each, every , no, none are all called determiners.

• 'A' is used before a singular noun

Example :- a child, a teacher, a horror movie.

• 'An' is used before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound ( A, E, I, O and U )

Example:- an apple, an egg, an orange , an umbrella.

• 'The' is used before a singular noun when it refers back to a noun already mentioned.

Example:- I bought a CD. The CD cost me Rs. 199.

The hospitable man

• 'The' is used before a thing when there is only one of its kind.

Example :- The Himalayas, The Earth, The Ganga etc.

NOTE :- We don't use article before names of countries or town such as India, Mumbai, Dubai, Russia etc.