Question

What is determiners in in english grammar?

Answer 1

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In English grammar language,

➡Determiners are the words used to state or determine the kind of nouns or noun group.

➡Determiner are known as noun modifiers.

➡They usually give further information about a noun.

➡Example of determiners are every, the, an, a, enough, few etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

Determiners:

Determiners modify nouns by setting a limitation over the nouns to indicate how specific or general they are. A determiner usually appears at the beginning of the noun phrases and works as an adjective to modify the nouns. However, determiners are not necessary for every noun phrase.

Determiners include:

A. The definite article: the

Example:

1. Give me the book I read to you yesterday. (Specific book)I want the pencil you borrowed yesterday.

B. The indefinite articles: a, an.

Example:

1. Give me a book from the shelf. (A general/random book from a specific shelf) I want an apple.

C. The possessives: my, your, his, her, our, their, its, whose.

Example:

My car is parked outside. (Specific car) His house is near the bridge.

D. The demonstratives: this, that, these, those.

Example:

1. This is my book.
2. That house belongs to me.
3. Those ducks are beautiful.

E. Interrogatives: which, what.

Example:

1. Which car do you want to buy?
2. What product do you use?