Category: 14. Determiners

  • Order of Determiners in Noun Phrases

    Determiners can be used in certain combinations as follows: Examples: The many problems, these three things, my very few faults. Examples: all the green apples, both the boys. Example: all three things. Examples: some eight packets Examples: half a minute, double the risk, twice my age, three times my salary, three-quarters the diameter, etc. Examples: many a night, many an awkward moment. Examples: each two seats, every five grams of flour. Examples: three of…

  • Types of Determiners

    The following is a rough classification of determiners used in English, including both words and phrases: What Is a Determiner? Definite Determiners Which imply that the referent of the resulting noun phrase is defined specifically: 1. The definite article the. Example: The girl, all the factories, the red wine 2. The demonstrative adjectives Examples: this, that, these, those…

  • Determiner

    A determiner is a word which is used to introduce a noun or a noun phrase. You will come across these very often when studying the English language and it is very important that you are aware of how to incorporate them into your own speech. In this section, we will be looking at the…