5 she write all Wie teen n enough SS CHPATER XXIX DETERMINERS 216. Like Adjectives, Determiners also qu that follow : The Determiners are as follows ; (a) Demonstratives : this, that, (b) Possessives : my, our, you (c) Some ; any ; much ; man little ; a little ; the little ; few - both; all ; a lot of ; lots ‘Che aii a good deal of. (d) Articles : The indefinite __ 217. Some, any — to ex] affirmative sentences; any in alify the Now ‘Scanned with CamScannerod many) a great number (of) Plenty W ind expressed used instead of much are deal (of); a good deal (of); a large quantity (of); 220, Little, a little, the little is hardly any or not much. It has a negative \ lhere was little money in the house "here was tittle that she could do to help the patient \ nea some at least. It has an affirmative meanin A little knowledge is a dangerous thing There is a little milk left in the pot c means some. It can be used both Positively and Negatively He wasted the little strength he had in being angry It means |. The strength he had was not much. (negative) 2. He wasted all his strength. (positive) 221. Few, a few, the few : Fey means not many and has a negative meaning. He has few books left in his library, A few means some at least, It has a Positive I have a few books left in my library, The few means not many. It has meanings. He lost the few friends he had. (It means, he lost all the friend: The friends he had were not m 222. Less, fewer. Less is fewer with reference to number, The huge pumpkin weighted no less than ten I cannot buy less than ten kilograms of rice, No fewer than two thousand people « both positi s he had.( ‘Scanned with CamScanner