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Articles and Determiners
Articles and determiners are words or phrases that precede and modify nouns. They determine things about the noun. Determiners are adjectives or articles.
- Articles (Traditional Grammar)
- Definite Articles
- Used to restrict the meaning of a noun to make it refer to one specific thing.
- The.
- The capital of France is Paris.
- The.
- Used to restrict the meaning of a noun to make it refer to one specific thing.
- Indefinite Articles
- Do not refer to particular things, but general things or ideas.
- A (before words starting with a consonant), an (before words starting with a vowel).
- I was born in a town in France.
- A (before words starting with a consonant), an (before words starting with a vowel).
- Do not refer to particular things, but general things or ideas.
- Definite Articles
- Determiners (Functional Grammar)
- Are used to determine things about the noun. Determiners can be adjectives or articles.
- Demonstrative
- Describes the position of an object.
- This, that, those, these.
- That is my dog Tilly.
- This, that, those, these.
- Describes the position of an object.
- Possessive
- Used to modify the noun to show possession.
- Your, my, her/s, his, their, its, our.
- This is our house.
- Your, my, her/s, his, their, its, our.
- Used to modify the noun to show possession.
- Quantifiers
- Show a quantity.
- Some, few, many, lots, several, a great deal of, many, more.
- There are several options available.
- Some, few, many, lots, several, a great deal of, many, more.
- Show a quantity.
- Demonstrative
- Are used to determine things about the noun. Determiners can be adjectives or articles.
- Articles (Traditional Grammar)
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- EDLA Mind Map on Articles and Determiners, created by s00153800 on 04/10/2013.
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