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What is a Determiner? full explanation with examples | English Grammar
Determiners are words placed before nouns or pronouns to decide or fix their meaning. They tell us how many or how much.
In simple language, determiners are words that come at the beginning of nouns and introduce nouns.
Determiners clarify what a noun refers to.
It could be either a school exam, IELTS, or competitive exam we need to understand the determiners first.
Determiners & Adjectives
Determiners are a class of adjectives but they describe the qualitative of nouns.
Example: This car, Old bag, many chocolates.
TYPES OF DETERMINERS.
with Examples:-
A. Articles – a, an, the
Where’s the Laptop.
B. Demonstratives – this, that, these, those
I want this pair of shoes.
C. Possessives – my, our, yours, his, her, their, etc.
This is her dress.
D. Distributive – either, neither, each, every
I want to go every day with you.
E. Quantifiers – one, two, some, few, any, much, many, little, a few, the few, etc.
I don’t need many chocolates.
F. Interrogatives – what, which, whose, etc.
What are you doing?
A. ARTICLES
We already know that there are three articles in English – A, An, and The. Of these, a and an are indefinite articles, while the is definite in determiner of class 9, 10, 11, 12.
We already know that there are three articles in English – A, An, and The. Of these, a and an are indefinite articles, while the is definite in determiner of class 9, 10, 11, 12.
An article is placed before a noun but if there is an adjective before a noun, the article is placed before the adjective.
a carpenter a skilled carpenter
the ball the heavy ball
a carpenter a skilled carpenter
the ball the heavy ball
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Difference between A and An
A is used before a word beginning with a constant sound.
An is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound.
(a) a cow, a man, a girl, a consonant sound.
(b) an MLA, an egg, an hour, an honest ma, an apple, etc.
Use of A and An
(1) To convey the numerical sense of one.
– An honest man is an asset to the nation.
(2) To change a Proper Noun into a common noun.
– There should be a Krishan in every family.
(3) To point out an unfamiliar person, animal, or thing.
– I met a girl in the street.
(4) To talk about any one member of a class.
– A dog is a very faithful animal.
Use of ”The”
This is used in the following cases:
(1) Before the superlative degree.
Sita is the shortest girl in her class.
(2) When we refer to holy books, newspapers, geographical places, rivers, seas, and oceans, well-known buildings, mountain ranges, races, some countries, whole families, etc.
– The Gita, The Arabian Sea, the Times of India, The Red Fort.
(3) Note the use of the in the following phrases and expressions.
sold by the dozen, on the other hand.
– The more, the merrier, speak the truth.
B. DEMONSTRATIVES DETERMINER
1. This and these refer to persons or objects close by. This is used before a singular noun and before plural nouns.
– This dress was stitched by my mother.
– These gifts are for you.
2. That and Those refer to persons or things at a distance. that is used before a singular noun and those before plural nouns.
– That building was constructed a long time ago.
– Those birds are flying quite high.
3. This and That can be used before the uncountable nouns also.
– This crop has got spoiled.
– That food was for beggars.
C. POSSESSIVES DETERMINER
They are called possessive determiners because they possess the nouns that follow them.
– His mother, Her book, My bag.
– Their house, Our work, Your car.
(a) Possessives can be used before both singular and plural nouns.
My chair His wallet Your wallet
My chairs Her bags Her bed
(b) They can also be used before the countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
His office Our office Their ministers
D. DISTRIBUTIVE DETERMINER
Each, Everyone
(a) Each is used in speaking of two or more persons or things. it signifies the individuals in a limited group.
(1) Each child was dressed beautifully.
(2) Each individual from the group shall be given the ration.
(b) Everyone is used to speaking of more than 2 persons or things. it signifies a large or indefinite number.
(1) Every Indian should obey rules.
(2) Every Indian should be proud of his/her country.
(c) Either it has two meanings.
Any of the two different things or persons.
(1) You can take either road. (anyone road.
(2) The beautiful landscape is there on either side of the museum.
(d) Neither it is the opposite of either. it means not the one nor the other.
– I Liked neither of the designs.
E. QUANTIFIERS DETERMINER
These tell us about number or quantity. Some quantifiers can be used only with countable, some with only uncountable and there are some which go with both.
(a) Many: it is used before the countable noun and suggests a large number.
– I carry many books and notebooks to school.
(b) Several: Suggests number and is used before countable.
– There were several instruments in the shop.
(c) Much: Denotes large quantity and is used before uncountable.
– Much water has flown since then.
(d) Some: Suggests quantity, number, or degree. it is used in Affirmative or Interrogative sentences when a positive response is desired or expected.
– Can you please pass me some sugar?
(e) Any: Also suggest quantity, degree, or number. it is used in negative sentences or when a negative response is expected.
– Have you done any work so far?
– I don’t have any money.
(f) Little, A Little, the Little – denote quantity
(a). Little – means not much, almost nil in quantity. it has a negative meaning.
– She has little hope of recovery.
(b). A Little – means some in quantity, though not much. it has a positive meaning.
– There is hope for a little water for villagers.
(c). The Little – means the whole quantity though very small.
– The little money that he offered, proved useful.
(g) Few, A few, The few, – denote the number
(a) Few – means almost nil in number. it has a negative meaning.
– Few students try to improve themselves.
(b) A few – means some at least though not many. it has a positive meaning.
– Only a few were able to complete it.
(c) The few – means all of what is left, though small in number.
– The few children who participated, scored very well.
F. INTERROGATIVES DETERMINER
These determiners help to ask questions. What, which, whose, how much and how many are Interrogatives.
These can be used before any kind of noun.
(a) Which train goes to Patna?
(b) How many bottles of cold drinks will be served at the party?
(c) Whose books are these?
Quantifiers
Quantifiers are words that suggest the number of nouns.
We use quantifiers when we want to give some information about the quantity of something. some of them are confusing.
Determiners & quantifiers are also useful for competitive exams, CBSE, NCERT, IELTS exams, NEET exams, and several other government competitive exams to improve your English grammar skills.
Quantifiers are very important in English grammar because they indicate the amount and quantity of things.well words & phrases like:-
・The few, the little
Few, a few, little, a little
・Some/any
・Most of, many of
・Many/Much
・So much/So many
・Lots of, lot of
・Enough/plenty of
・A great number of
A large number of
A great deal of
A great amount of
Differences in Quantifiers
1. Type of sentences
(a) Positive +
(b) Negative –
(c) Question?
Example:
– I am going to a party tonight.
– I am not going to a party tonight.
– Can I go to a party tonight?
2. Type of noun
(a) Singular
(b) Plural Countable
(c) Uncountable
Example:
– Girl, boy, book
– Girls, boys, books
– Hair, pollution, water, coffee, weather
3. Quantity
The true amount of something could be more number or less.
(1) The few, the little
Few, a few, little, a little
Few is used for countable nouns
Little is used for uncountable nouns
Note:
– If there is an ‘s’ at the end of the noun use few, not little.
– Few/little – have a negative tone, few & little is used for small quantities or numbers.
– A few/ A little – have a positive tone – at least we’ve got some.
– The few/ The little – both positive and negative tone.
Example:
– I have few chocolates, but I cannot make hot chocolate.
– There’s little time left but we can get there.
– I have a few chocolates, we can make hot chocolate.
– There is a little time left but we can get there.
– The few chocolates that were used in hot chocolate.
– I spent the little money that you gave me.
(2) Some/ Any
Some/ Any both used for small quantities.
Some are used for positive sentences or for requests. quantity of some is limited.
Any are used for negative sentences & interrogation sentences. quantity of any is unspecified.
Note:
– In some cases, we can use any as a positive sentence if sentences give a negative tone.
– If sentences have these words – without, never, hardly, rarely
– Any also can be used with a singular noun if your meaning – I don’t care, It doesn’t matter
Example:
– I have some pen.
– Do you have any money?
– Can you get me some coffee?
– Did you get any coffee?
– I have hardly had any time left.
– You can pick any jacket.
– You can use any of my clothes.
(3) Most/Most of
Most & Most of both are used in three sentences type
Most are superlative determiners that indicate the largest amount and quantity.
Most of – are indicate the Largest portion of a quantity and amount.
Example:
– Most students are jobless in the village.
– Most people in the UK have dementia.
– Most of my dinner is finished.
– Most of the data is over.
(4). Many/Much
Many/Much both describe large numbers of quantities depending on the sentences.
Many are used for numbers so many are used with plural countable nouns.
Much is used for quantity so much is used for uncountable nouns.
Note:
– Many can be used with all three kinds of sentences positive, negative, and questions.
– Much is mostly used with negative sentences.
– If there is an ‘s’ at the end of the noun – use many not much.
– We use much for comparative adjectives.
Example:
– I have many friends.
– I have received much love from my family.
– How many chocolates do you have?
– How much money do you have?
– They have many watches.
– It was much colder than yesterday.
(5) Too much/Too many
Too much & Too many are used in negative sentences and in more than enough quantity.
Example:
– I bought too much fruit at the sale.
– There are too many clothes in the washing machine.
(6) So much/So many
So much & So many is used for very large quantity.
Example:
– I have so many chocolates.
– I have so much honey.
– There are so many animals at the zoo.
– There is so much traffic in Delhi.
– She has so many friends.
– We had so much fun yesterday.
(7) Lots of/lot of
Lots of and a lot of have the same meaning.
Lots of & a lot of are used in positive sentences with both plural countable & uncountable nouns.
Example:
– She bought a lot of apples.
– Lots of people at the concert.
– I have a lot of work today.
– Lots of snow falls in Canada.
(8) Enough/plenty of
Enough & plenty both are used with countable & uncountable nouns
If we talk about sufficient quantity we can use ‘enough’.
If we talk about more than sufficient quantity we can use ‘plenty of’.
Example:
– We have enough food in the kitchen.
– We have plenty of time to study.
(9) A great number of,
A large number of,
A great deal of,
A large amount of,
These are all used for a large number in quantities amounts are used for countable nouns & numbers are used for uncountable nouns.
Example:
– My friend has a large amount of money.
– We received a great number of offer letters.
– She has a large number of chocolates.
– I have a great number of clothes collection.
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