Determiners Flashcards

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What are determiners

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THESE WORDS come before NOUNS AND REFER DIRECTLY TO THEM

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Article determiners

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The (definite article) and a/an (indefinite article). Definite specifies something particular where’s indefinite does not.
The book vs a book

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Possessive determiners

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Possessive determiners are used to suggest ownership of a noun.There are seven forms: my, our, your, his, her, its, their.

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Demonstrative determiners

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express a contrast , establishing either a close or more distant relationship.There are four forms: this, that, these, those.. Determiners come before nouns(hand me that pen) pronouns replace noun (hand me that)

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Indefinite determiner

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The most common ones are: all, some, any, every, each, either, both, several, many, more, fewer, least. E.g. some grapes would be nice. Come before a noun

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Numbers determiner

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If numbers precede a noun, they are functioning as determiners. Eg one grape

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