Topic 5
Determiners
Common Nouns are the names of people,
animals, things, places or events in general.
Determiners are the words that tell you
which particular person, animal, thing, place or event concerned; whose; how
many and so on.
Determiners are also “signaller of nouns”. They restrict / give definite information of
the nouns concerned.
Determiners *a class of words modifying nouns
*have the function of defining the reference
/ definiteness of
the
noun
*In other words,
they tend to specify the noun concerned
For
example, which one, whose thing, how many / much,
near one
/ far one, how many/ much, in what order,
*In other words,
determiners give extra information of the
noun concerned.
Without
determiners, we only get the general information of the noun concerned.
For example:
Lions are fierce
animals. They eat meat. They are carnivorous.
With the
determiners to modify the noun, we can have some more specific information of
the noun concerned
For
example:
There
are 6 lions in the zoo. One of the lions
is very tame.
It is called Lionee. Lionee, the
lion does not eat much meat. It enjoys fruits and
vegetables.
Hence the
two examples show the difference of the noun with / without determiners.
Determiners
are always placed before nouns.
Types of Determiner
Specific
1.
cardinal number -- 1,2,3, 4,……………………
Five children were absent
yesterday.
2.
ordinal number -- first, second, third,……………………
Aida is /the second child in the
family/.
3. Definite articles -- the
[The playground] is well-maintained.
4. Demonstrative adjectives -- this / these / that / those
[These shoes] need washing.
#5. Fractions -- half, one-third, two-thirds, a quarter ….
Half of the students in my
class go for tuition every day.
6.
Multipliers -- once, twice, thrice, 5 times, double, triple…
She takes a bath twice a day.
7. Possessive adjective (P2) --
my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their
Possessive noun -- Mary’s house,
my father’s friends
That is Maria’s ruler. That is her ruler.
(#This one is not placed before the
noun. Hence I don’t really see it a
determiner like the others. )
General
1.
Indefinite article -- a / an
There is an apple on the
dining table.
2. General ordinals -- another, other, further, last, next, ………
She wants ((another glass)) of juice).
3.
Quantifiers -- many / much;
few / fewer /fewest / little /
less / least ; a few / a little,
several, a large
number of / a large amount of / quantity of
/ a great deal of; a lot of /
plenty of; some/
any; no; none;
enough;
all; both; each; every; one; either of /
neither of;
Many people are worried about
the high cost of living.
I drink a little tea every
day.
Every boy and girl in this
class is polite.
4.
Wh-words -- what / whatever, whose, which / whichever
What
qualifications are required to apply for the post?
Whatever language it is,
there are some basic rules and regulations to
follow.
Whose pen is this?
Which boy is more
hardworking?
Whichever job you have, your
main duty is to do your best.
5.
Words expressing attitudes, etc
quite, rather, such, what ……………..
Nobody could tackle such a
problem.
What a big ship it is.
Sequence of Determiners
1. 2. 3. 4
Intensifiers Pre-determiners Determiners Post-determiners
(Adverbs)
almost Attitude words Articles cardinal
numbers
even
just Fractions Demonstratives Ordinal numbers
not
only Multipliers Possessives General ordinals
Quantifiers Quantifiers Quantifiers
Wh-determiners
1. Intensifiers ( adverbs) are words modify
determiners. Yes, all determiners may be
preceded by intensifiers.
2. Pre-determiners;
4.
Attitude words: quite, rather, such,
what………….
3. Fractions: a third, three quarters, two-fifths……….
2.
Multipliers: once,
twice, thrice, double, 8 times
1. Quantifiers:
both, half, all,
3. (Central) Determiners:
1.
articles: a /
an / the
2.
Demonstratives: this/ these/ that/ those
3.
Possessives: P2 -----
my/your/ his/her/its/our/your/their
Possessive nouns: Rose’s
car, Tina’s pet
4.
Quantifiers: any,
some, each, every, either, neither, no
5.
wh-determiners: what(ever)
whose, which(ever)
@@ the =
this/ these/ that/ those
4. Post-determiners:
2.
Cardinal numbers: one, two,
three, ………………
1.
Ordinal numbers: first,
second, third…………………
3.
General ordinals: following,
last, more, next, other…………..
4.
Quantifiers: many/much,
few/little, more/ less
[Only a few students] could answer
(the questions).
[[Not all the students]] in (my school)] come
for( extra-curricular activities) in (the afternoon).
@@ Determiners have traditionally been
classified as adjectives or pronouns
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