Articles and Determiners

Articles and Determiners

1. 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.
     • 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.
   • 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.
       • Possessive
         • Used to modify the noun to show possession.
           • Your, my, her/s, his, their, its, our.
             • This is our house.
       • Quantifiers
         • Show a quantity.
           • Some, few, many, lots, several, a great deal of, many, more.
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