BIZ 1054

DETERMINERS

PREPARED BY:
CHUAH JIA HUI
NUR AFRINA ABD MANAN
NUR AMALIA SAHIRA ZAMRI

What are determiners?

Determiners are words which come
at the beginning of the noun phrase.
They tell us whether the noun phrase
is specific or general.
Determiners are either specific or
general

What are specific

determiners?
the definite article: the
possessives: my, your, his, her, its;
our, their, whose
demonstratives: this, that, these,
those
interrogatives: which
We use a specific determiner when
we believe the listener/reader knows
exactly what we are referring to

The article
English has two articles: the and a/an.
The is used to refer to specific or
particular nouns; a/an is used to modify
non-specific or non-particular nouns.
the = definite article
a/an = indefinite article

 For example, if I say, "Let's read the

book," I mean a specific book. If I say,
"Let's read a book," I mean any book
rather than a specific book.
For example, "I would like to go see a
movie." Here, we're not talking about a
specific movie. We're talking about any
movie. There are many movies, and I want
to see any movie. I don't have a specific
one in mind.

possessives
The possessive determiners in
English are my, your, his, her, its,
our, and their.
Possessive determiners are
sometimes called possessive
adjectives, weak possessive
pronouns, or simply possessives.

Examples and Observations,

"I'd like to be alone with my sandwich for a
moment. (Bart Simpson, The Simpsons)
"Children begin by loving their parents;
after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,
do they forgive them. (Oscar Wilde)
"Every society honors its live conformists
and its dead troublemakers. (Mignon
McLaughlin, The Complete Neurotic's
Notebook. Castle Books, 1981)

Demonstratives
In grammar, a demonstrative is a
determiner or a pronoun that points
to a particular noun or to the noun it
replaces. There are four
demonstratives in English: the "near"
demonstratives this and these, and
the "far" demonstratives that and
those. This and that are singular;
these and those are plural

 Demonstrative Determiners or
Adjectives
This movie is boring.
That idea is crazy.

Demonstrative Pronouns
Here's a copy of the plan. Study this
carefully.
Your notes are worthless. Read these
instead.

Interrogatives
Interrogative determiners are
determiners that formulate direct or
indirect questions and exclamations.
The three interrogative determiners
what
which
whose

Examples
interrogative determiners can
formulate exclamations
You want what toppings on your half of
the pizza!
You are attending which university this
fall!
You are watching whose baby all night!

 Example of direct questions which

contain interrogative determiners:
What toppings do you want on your half
of the pizza?
Which university are you attending this
fall?
Whose baby are you watching all night?

indirect questions also contain

interrogative determiners:
You want what toppings on your half of
the pizza?
You are attending which university this
fall?

What are general

determiners?
The general determiners are:
a; an; any; another; other; what

 When we are talking about things in general

and the listener/reader does not know
exactly what we are referring to, we can use
a uncount noun or a plural noun with no
determiner
Milk is very good for you. (= uncount noun)
Health and education are very important.
(= 2 uncount nouns)
Girls normally do better in school than boys.
(= plural nouns with no determiner)

 or you can use a singular noun with

the indefinite article a or an:
A woman was lifted to safety by a
helicopter.
A man climbing nearby saw the
accident.

 We use the general determiner any with a

singular noun or an uncount noun when we
are talking about all of those people or
things:
Its very easy. Any child can do it. (= All
children can do it)
With a full licence you are allowed to drive
any car.
I like beef, lamb - any meat.

 We use the general determiner another to

talk about an additional person or thing:
Would you like another glass of wine?
The plural form of another is other:
I spoke to John, Helen and a few other
friends.

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