An Overview on Referential Words

An Overview on Referential Words

1. DETERMINERS OCCUR BEFORE NOUNS, AND THEY INDICATE THE KIND OF REFERENCE WHICH THE NOUN HAVE

   • WHAT MAKES A WORD DETERMINER?
     • A WORD ADDS INFORMATION TO A NOUN BUT CANNOT CONTRIBUTE MUCH MEANING ON ITS OWN WE WILL CALL IT DETERMINER
     • DETERMINERS ARE WORDS THAT EXPRESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS:
       • DEFINITENESS, PROXIMITY, AND QUANTITY
     • THE ROYAL ORDER OF DETERMINERS
       • DEPENDING ON THER RELATIVE POSITION BEFORE A NOUN, WE DISTINGISH THREE CLASSES OF DETERMINERS
         • PRE-DETERMINERS
           • MULTIPLYING EXPRESSIONS, FRACTIONS, THE WORDS "ALL AND BOTH"
         • CENTRAL DETERMINERS
           • ARTICLES, POSSESSIVE DETERMINERS, GENETIVE NOUNS, AND SO ON
         • POST-DETERMINERS
           • CARDINAL AND ORDINAL NUMBERS