Determiners

Determiners

1. are words that precede nouns and they modify words that determine the kind of reference a noun or a noun group has.

2. They are:

   • Articles
     • Define: THE
     • Indefinite: A/AN
   • Demostratives
     • Singular: THIS Plural: THESE
       • We use them when we are talking about things close to the speaker
     • Singular:THAT Plural:THOSE
       • We use them when we are talking about things far to the speaker
   • Quantifiers
     • Words: BOTH,MOST,SEVERAL and NUMBERS(one,two,etc)
     • Phrases: A LITTLE, A FEW and A LOT
   • Possessive
     • MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, ITS, OUR and THEIR
       • We use them to express a personal connection to things or a person, a feeling or thought, a family member or friend or parts of the body