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Determiners
Determiners
Determiners
• The indefinite articles a or an convey that the noun refers to a non specific or
general item.
• The definite article the means that the noun refers to a specific item.
– Cardinal
– Used in simple counting and shows quantity
– One, ten, fifteen, thirty, hundred
EG: There are two apples in the basket.
– We have forty students in our class
– Ordinal
– Used to show the position of someone or something in a series
– First, fifth, tenth, hundredth
EG: The first bench is occupied
The hundredth child getting admission to this school will be given special gifts.
Distributives