Determiners

Determiners are words that make the reference of nouns more specific. If I say ‘this car’ it is clear that I mean a particular car which is near me. If I change it to ‘my car’ I am saying something quite specific about ownership.Determiners can be divided into several kinds according to:

their meaning.
what they may go with and where they may come in the noun phrase.

There are eight classes of determiner:

the indefinite article a or an. See The indefinite article.

A man came into the shop.
An honest person would return the car to the owner.

the definite article the. See The definite article.

The dog chased the rabbit.

the demonstratives this, that, these, those. See Demonstratives.

This book is better than that one.
These apples are redder than those ones.

the possessives my, your, his, her, its, our, their. See Possessive pronouns.

I gave my share to her sister.
Shona found his book in her car.

the quantifiers some, any, enough, no, all, both, half, double, several, much, many, more, most, few, fewer, fewest, a few, little (meaning not much), less, least, a little. See Quantifiers and Numbers.

I’ve got some coffee but I haven’t got any sugar.
Have you got much money on you?
There were no witnesses to the accident.
Both girls saw the attack.
Few people know the answer to that.
The safety net gives little help to those who need it most.

the numbers, cardinal (one, two, three…), and ordinal (first, second, third…). See Numbers.

There’s one thing I need to ask you.
The two boys grew up together in Manhattan.
Three men were found hiding in the building.
Their second child is due in October.
She lost in the third round of the tournament.

the distributives each, every, either, neither. See Distributives.

Each child received a book.
Every girl was given a number to wear.
Either book should help you with the problem.

the exclamatives what, such. See Exclamatives.

What nonsense!
What a shame!
They make such a fuss over small things!

Generally, a noun phrase has only one determiner in it, or none at all. See Determiners. A few determiners, e.g. all, both, and the numbers, can be used together with another determiner. See Determiners.

单词	Grammar-determiners
释义	Determiners Determiners are words that make the reference of nouns more specific. If I say ‘this car’ it is clear that I mean a particular car which is near me. If I change it to ‘my car’ I am saying something quite specific about ownership.Determiners can be divided into several kinds according to: their meaning. what they may go with and where they may come in the noun phrase. There are eight classes of determiner: the indefinite article a or an. See The indefinite article. A man came into the shop. An honest person would return the car to the owner. the definite article the. See The definite article. The dog chased the rabbit. the demonstratives this, that, these, those. See Demonstratives. This book is better than that one. These apples are redder than those ones. the possessives my, your, his, her, its, our, their. See Possessive pronouns. I gave my share to her sister. Shona found his book in her car. the quantifiers some, any, enough, no, all, both, half, double, several, much, many, more, most, few, fewer, fewest, a few, little (meaning not much), less, least, a little. See Quantifiers and Numbers. I’ve got some coffee but I haven’t got any sugar. Have you got much money on you? There were no witnesses to the accident. Both girls saw the attack. Few people know the answer to that. The safety net gives little help to those who need it most. the numbers, cardinal (one, two, three…), and ordinal (first, second, third…). See Numbers. There’s one thing I need to ask you. The two boys grew up together in Manhattan. Three men were found hiding in the building. Their second child is due in October. She lost in the third round of the tournament. the distributives each, every, either, neither. See Distributives. Each child received a book. Every girl was given a number to wear. Either book should help you with the problem. the exclamatives what, such. See Exclamatives. What nonsense! What a shame! They make such a fuss over small things! Generally, a noun phrase has only one determiner in it, or none at all. See Determiners. A few determiners, e.g. all, both, and the numbers, can be used together with another determiner. See Determiners.
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