DETERMINERS

DETERMINERS

1. Why are they called determiners?

   • They are called determiners because they limit or determine the noun phrase.

2. There are three classes of determiners:

   • Pre- determiners
     • Pre- determiners are consider to be the ones which go before a central determiner.
       • Multipliers
         • Fractions
           • In some cases they can occur without a central determiner, just modifying a noun phrase.
             • Eg: BOTH STUDENTS
   • Central determiners
     • Central determiners can be classified into:
       • Definite article "THE"
         • Indefinite articles "a/an
           • Demonstratives: THIS, THAT, THOSE, THESE
             • Possessives: MY, OUR, YOUR, HER, HIS, ITS, THEIR
               • Interrogatives: WHAT, WHICH, WHOSE
                 • Relatives: WHICH, WHOSE, WHATEVER
                   • Indefinites: SOME, ANY, NO, ENOUGH
   • Post- determiners
     • Post- determiners can appear after the central determiner.
       • Ordinal numbers
         • Cardinal numbers
           • Words such as: MANY, FEW, LITTLE

3. The seven types of determiners in the English language are:

   • Articles
     • demonstrative determiners
       • interrogative determiners
         • Possessive determiners
           • Quantifiers
             • Numerals
               • Noun phrases