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Indefinite determiners: These are used to refer to a non-specific noun or group of nouns.
They include "a", "an", "some", "any".
Example: "A dog is barking."
Possessive determiners: These indicate possession or ownership of the noun that follows.
They include "my", "your", "his", "her", "its", "our", "their".
Example: "My dog is barking."
Demonstrative determiners: These are used to point out or identify a specific noun or group
of nouns. They include "this", "that", "these", "those".
Example: "This dog is barking."
Quantifier determiners: These indicate the quantity or amount of the noun that follows.
They include "all", "many", "several", "few", "a few", "a lot of", "enough", "a little", "no",
"some".
Example: "All dogs are barking."
Distributive determiners: These indicate that a noun is being considered separately from a
group. They include "each", "every", "either", "neither".
Example: "Each dog is barking."
Determiners help to specify or identify the noun and are an important part of English
grammar. They are placed before the noun and give information about the noun that
follows them. They can also be used to indicate possession, quantity, and other information.
Definite determiners with examples
Definite determiners are words that are used to refer to a specific noun or group of nouns.
They indicate that the noun being referred to is known or identified by the speaker or
writer. The most common definite determiner is "the". Here are some examples of definite
determiners and how they are used in sentences:
"the" - used to refer to a specific noun or group of nouns that is known or has been
previously mentioned.
Example: "The dog is barking."
"this" - used to refer to a noun that is nearby or currently being talked about.
Example: "This dog is barking."
"that" - used to refer to a noun that is further away or previously talked about.
Example: "That dog is barking."
"these" - used to refer to a group of nouns that are nearby or currently being talked about.
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Example: "These dogs are barking."


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