Definition of Determiner.
In the midst of all the nouns, pronouns, adjectives and
articles a student is expected to learn, the determiner is often left by the
wayside, untaught or taught incorrectly. The determiner is an important noun
modifier which contextualizes a noun, often in terms of quantity and
possession. Determiners in English precede a noun phrase and include
demonstratives, possessives, and quantifiers.
Types of Determiners
- Articles are among the most common of the determiners. A, an, and the all express the definiteness and specificity of a noun. For example, “the” is a definite article, meaning the person using the word is referring to a specific one. On the other hand, “a” or “an” are indefinite.
Ex: Indonesia is in between the Hindian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Clouds gather before a storm.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
- Demonstratives, such as this, that, these and those, require a frame of reference in which an individual can point out the entities referred to by a speaker or a writer.
Ex: I want to read those books
- Quantifiers, such as all, few, and many, point out how much or how little of something is being indicated.
Ex: I don't have much money.
- When referring to an entity that belongs to another, you can use possessives. My, your, their, and its are a few examples.
Ex: All your books are on the table.
There are many other types of determiners. For instance,
cardinal numbers, the numbers that are written out in English, are also
included in the class of determiners. Determiners are generally split into two
groups—definite determiners and indefinite determiners.
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