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DETERMINERS

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DETERMINERS 

DEFINATION~
A DETERMINER ALSO CALLED
DETERMINATIVE(DET),IS A WORD,PHRASE,OR
AFFIX THAT OCCURS TOGETHER WITH A NOUN
PHRASE AND SERVES TO EXPRESS THE
REFERENCE OF THE NOUN OR NOUN PHRASE IN
TYPES OF DETERMINERS

1)DEMONSTRATIVES
2)POSSESIVES 
3)ARTICLES 
4)QUANTIFIERS

LET US READ ABOUT THEM BRIEFLY


DETERMINERS ARE GENERALLY OF
FOUR TYPES

1) DEMONSTRATIVES:- 
THEY DESCRIBE THE POSITION OF AN
OBJECT,SEEN FROM THE SPEAKER'S
VIEWPOINT.
FOR EXAMPLE:
THIS,THAT,THESE AND THOSE.
EXAMPLE:
GIVE ME THAT BLUE WATER BOTTLE.
2) POSSESSIVES 

 A PRONOUN USED TO INDICATE POSSESION OR OWNERSHIP


IS CALLED POSSESSIVE PRONOUN.
 EXAMPLE:
 POSSESSIVE PRONOUN FOR "I" IS MY.
 EXAMPLE: I AM TESLA 
 PRONOUN= MY NAME IS TESLA
3)ARTICLES.

AN ARTICLE IS A WORD THAT MODIFIES OR


DESCRIBES THE NOUN.
IT IS OF TWO TYPES:
INDEFINATE ARTICLES: A AND AN
DEFINATE ARTICLES: THE 
EXAMPLE: AN APPLE AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN
4)QUANTIFIERS

 THEY ARE ADJECTIVES OR PHRASES THAT SERVE


ANSWERS TO TWO POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
 1) HOW MANY?
 2) HOW MUCH?
 EXAMPLES: MUCH,A LITTLE,A BIT,A GREAT DEAL OF
ETC.
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