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Articles and Determiners
- Articles and determiners are words or phrases that precede
and modify nouns. They determine things about
the noun. Determiners are adjectives or articles.
- Articles (Traditional Grammar)
- Definite Articles
- Used to restrict
the meaning of a
noun to make it
refer to one
specific thing.
- The.
- The capital of
France is Paris.
- The capital of
France is Paris.
- The.
- Used to restrict
the meaning of a
noun to make it
refer to one
specific thing.
- Indefinite Articles
- Do not refer to
particular things, but
general things or ideas.
- A (before words starting
with a consonant), an
(before words starting
with a vowel).
- I was born in a
town in France.
- I was born in a
town in France.
- A (before words starting
with a consonant), an
(before words starting
with a vowel).
- Do not refer to
particular things, but
general things or ideas.
- Definite Articles
- Determiners (Functional Grammar)
- Are used to determine things
about the noun. Determiners
can be adjectives or articles.
- Demonstrative
- Describes the
position of an
object.
- This, that, those, these.
- That is my dog Tilly.
- That is my dog Tilly.
- This, that, those, these.
- Describes the
position of an
object.
- Possessive
- Used to modify the
noun to show
possession.
- Your, my, her/s, his,
their, its, our.
- This is our house.
- This is our house.
- Your, my, her/s, his,
their, its, our.
- Used to modify the
noun to show
possession.
- Quantifiers
- Show a quantity.
- Some, few, many, lots,
several, a great deal
of, many, more.
- There are several
options available.
- There are several
options available.
- Some, few, many, lots,
several, a great deal
of, many, more.
- Show a quantity.
- Demonstrative
- Are used to determine things
about the noun. Determiners
can be adjectives or articles.
- Articles (Traditional Grammar)
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