Determiners

Determiners

1. Articles

   • Indefinite article a/ an
     • A specific use of a/an
       • When introducing a new specific entity into the discourse. Later in the conversation can be refer to the noun by pronouns or the definite article one it is known by the listener/ reader.
         • E.g. I had never seen a brown cat before, it was beautiful and had yellow eyes. The cat looked like a teddy bear and I wanted to take it home with me.
     • Unspecific use of a/ an
       • When the noun phrase does not refer to any specific individual. Meaning: anything of that kind
         • E.g. I am waiting for a waiter to come get our order

2. Possessive

3. Demonstrative

4. Quantifier

5. Numeral

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