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 WHAT IS
DETERMINERS?
Determiner is a word that introduces a noun. It always comes before a noun, not
after, and it also comes before any other adjectives used to describe the noun.
Determiners are required before a singular noun but are optional when it comes to
introducing plural nouns.
For example, consider the placement and usage of the common determiner the in the
sentences below:
The bunny went home.
I ate the chocolate cookie for dessert.
The metal cans are recyclable.
Determiners, or noun signals, are special adjectives used before nouns. There are
different kinds of determiners.
THE ARTICLE
The words a, an and the are called the articles. Articles are among the most
common of the determiners. There are three singular articles: a, an, and the.
Articles specify or determine which noun the speaker is referring to.

TYPES OF ARTICLE
INDEFINITE ARTICLES
A and an are indefinite articles and are used when you are talking about a general
version of the noun.
For example:
A dog is a good pet.
An ostrich would beat a chicken
in a race.
DEFINITE ARTICLE
The words a and an are indefinite articles. They are used with singular nouns.
Use a before nouns that begin with a consonant. Use an before nouns that begin
with a vowel. Definite article meaning the speaker is referring to a specific
noun.
For example: We went to the best restaurant in town.
The dog is barking too loudly.
SING NOUNS WITHOUT ARTICLES
When you are talking about something in general, not a particular thing, use a noun
without an article. You can also use plural nouns without an article.

Frogs are my favorite animals.

Children like playing games.
Babies cry a lot.
Glasses are things that you wear to correct your
eyesight.
Birds are animals that can fly.
People enjoy watching television.
Nouns that don't show quantity are normally used without a or an. The article the,
however, may be used with nouns that don't show quantity.

I like sunshine.
I sometimes have fruit for breakfast.
You’ve got dirt on your face.
A clock measures time.
Put sugar in your tea to make it sweet.
I need time to think of a new plan.
Would you pass me the salt, please.
Can I borrow the paint when you’ve
finished?
EMONSTRATIVE DETERMINERS
Demonstratives are used in a situation in which the speaker can point to the
item they mean, making them even more specific than a definite article. The
words this, that, these and those are also special pronouns called determiners.
They are used to point out which thing or person you mean. They are called
demonstrative determiners.
• Use this and these to talk about things and people that are near you.
Use this with singular nouns and use these with plural nouns.
• Use that and those to talk about things that are farther away from you.
Use that with singular nouns and Use those with plural nouns
For example:
Do you want this piece of chicken?
I don't want to go to that movie.
These black raspberries are sour.
He wanted those boys to go away.
UANTIFYING DETERMINERS
Words such as many, much and several tell about quantity without giving an
exact number. They are called quantifying determiners. Some quantifying
determiners are used only with plural nouns. Quantifiers are determiners that
indicate how much or how little of the noun is being discussed. They include
words such as all, few and many.
For example:
He took all the books.
She liked all desserts equally.
Few children like lima beans, so the cafeteria stopped serving them.
Many kittens are taught to hunt by their mothers.
Some quantifying determiners can be used with plural nouns and nouns that
show no exact number. They are all, half, some, enough, a lot of, lots of,
more, most, other and plenty of.
For example:
All children seem to like chocolate. They went to a park with lots of animals in
We’ve eaten all the food in the it. You will gain weight if you eat lots of ice
refrigerator. Half the balloons have burst cream.
already. You’ve got more brothers than I have.
Jenny spends half her time watching There’s more space in my room than yours.
television. Most teachers enjoy teaching.
Some girls like to play football. Most lemonade contains sugar.
Can I have some water? He likes playing with other children.
Do you have enough books to read? They had never tasted other food.
I don’t have enough material to make a Plenty of my friends have seen the Harry
dress. A lot of people like burgers. Potter movies.
There’s a lot of fruit in the bowl. Drink plenty of water every day.
Some determiners can be used only with nouns of no exact number. They are little
(meaning not much), a little (meaning some), much and less.
For example:
We have little time to play.
There’s a little rice left.
Does the teacher give you much
homework?
I’ve got less ice cream than you.
Some quantifying determiners can only be used with singular nouns. They are
another, every and each.
For example:
I need another pencil.
He likes every child in the class.
Each house is painted a different color.
The quantifying determiners either and neither refer to two people or things.
For example:
I don’t like either drink.
Neither sister has long hair
Some quantifying determiners are used with singular, plural, or nouns of no
exact quantity. They are any, no, no other and the other.
For example:
Any dog will bite if it’s afraid. There is no other way of solving the problem.
Are there any good books in the She has no other friends.
library? We have no other food in the refrigerator.
There wasn’t any space in the
No child likes getting hurt.
cupboard Do you like this picture or the other picture?
There were no pencils in the drawer. The other boys laughed at him.
We’ve done no work today I like the other music better.
NTERROGATIVE DETERMINERS
Interrogative determiners are determiners that formulate direct or indirect
questions and exclamations. Like other determiners, interrogative determiners
perform the grammatical function of determinative. The words what, which and
whose are used before nouns to ask questions. Interrogative determiners appear
just before nouns.
For example:
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?
OSSESSIVE DETERMINERS
When referring to a noun that belongs to someone or something, you can use 
possessive pronouns to show ownership. The words my, your, his, her, its, our
and their are called possessive determiners.
For example:
Where is your car?
The dog growled and showed its teeth.
My best friend is a cat.
Which one is his house?
Honesty is her best quality.
The tree shed its leaves.
It's our secret recipe.
This table will help you remember how to use possessive determiners.
SINGULAR POSSESSIVE PLURAL PERSONAL POSSESSIVE
PERSONAL DETERMINER PRONOUN DETERMINER
PRONOUN
We (subject pronoun) Our
I (subject pronoun) My Us (object pronoun) Our
Me (object pronoun) My You (subject/object Your
You (subject/object Your pronoun)
pronoun) They (subject pronoun) Their
He (subject pronoun) His Them (object pronoun) Their
She (object pronoun) Her
Her (object pronoun) Her
It (subject/object Its
pronoun)
NUMBERS
Numbers are determiners, too. Numbers are often used before nouns to tell you
exactly how many people or things there are.
For example:
I ordered two cakes.
There were three hundred angry people present.
Jane won first prize and Jo won third prize.
They have just produced their one millionth sports
car
When used together in a noun phrase, ordinals normally come before cardinals.
• The first three prizes went to the same family
NG DETERMINERS TOGETHER
You can use quantifying determiners with each other and with numbers.
Some people like winter but many more people prefer summer.
There’s a little less space in this cupboard than in that one.
There are five fewer children in my class than in your class.
Use of between a quantifying determiner and another kind of determiner.
I don’t like any of these drinks.
Some of my friends don’t like country music.
Each of the boys answered the question correctly.
I’ve had enough of your bad behavior!
Five of these girls are taller than any of the boys.
The quantifying determiner all may be used with or without of. For example you
can say:
We ate all of the food in the fridge. or We ate all the food in the fridge.
He spends all of his time playing football. or He spends all his time playing
football.
She likes all of my friends. or She likes all my friends.

THE Prepared by:

END!ALJINESSA G. LOPEZ
JANICE B. ASPACIO
MAE ANN L. PENALOSA
GEORGE T. ARCALA
BSED I - ENGLISH