Determiners | Detail Study

 

               DETERMINERS

1▪︎Introduction,

2▪︎Types Of Determiners,

3▪︎Detail Study,

4▪︎Rules-How To Use, Where To Use.

1▪︎Introduction-

A Determiner is a word that comes before a noun and are used to show 'which' or 'how many' things nouns refer to.

2▪︎Types Of Determiners-

A-Article- a, an, the

B-Quantity- all, many, many a, much, few, a few, the few, little, a little, the little, some, any, each, every, etc.

C-Possessive Adjectives- my, our, yours, his, her, its, theirs

D-Demonstrative Adjectives- this, that, these, those.

3▪︎Detail Study-

A- Article- 'a' and 'an' are known as Indefinite Articles, while 'the' is the Definite Article. 

Examples-

•My mother is reading a book.

•I ate an orange after lunch.

•The honesty is the best policy. 

4-Rules-

1-a+ singular noun beginning with a consonant. Example- a book, a chair, a picture etc.

2-an+ singular noun beginning with a vowel. Example- an egg, an apple, an inkpot etc.

3-Sometimes a word is spelt with a consonant but it is pronounced with a vowel sound. In such a case we use 'an': an hour(a), an honest man(o).

4-Sometimes a word is spelt with a vowel but it is pronounced with a  consonant sound. In such a case 'a' is used: a one rupee coin(v), a unit(y).

5- Rules for using 'The'

The is the Definite Article, we use it before a noun, when we want to make it particular. We say a hill, a sandwich  because we talk about them for the first time, we say 'the hill', 'the sandwich ' we know about which hill or sandwich we are talking about. 

Example-

•The toy which I bought.

•The ball which I gave you.

6- The can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns. Examples- 

Five rupees, ten trees(Countable nouns), Oil, sand, water etc(uncountable nouns).

7- 'The' is used when we talk about a class of people, animals or things.

Example- the poor, the lion etc.

8-We use 'the' with superlatives. 

Example- 

•He is the best student in the class.

•Jupiter is the largest planet of all. 

9- 'The' is also used when we speak of unique things for example- The Sun

•The Sun rises in the east.

10- We use 'The' with the names of:

a- Rivers- The Godaveri, The Nile

b- Seas and Oceans- The Arabian Sea, The Pacific Ocean 

c- Mountain Ranges(regions between limit of variation)- The Himalaya, The Nilgiris

d- Holy Books- The Quran, The Bible

e- Trains, Ships, Aeroplanes- The Deccan Express, The Jet Airways 

f- Newspapers- The Times Of India, The Hindustan Times 

g- Well known buildings- The Red Fort, The Tajmahal

h- Countries if the name contains a Common noun- The United states of America 

i- The whole families- The Khans, The Mehtas

B- Quantity Determiners-

Many, Many a, Much

 ▪︎ Many is followed by a plural number.

Example- Many ladies in their gorgeous dresses were present at the function.

▪︎ While Many a by a singular number. 

Example- Many a time , he talk to him.

▪︎ Much denotes quantity, while Many denotes number.

Example- I cannot do much in this matter.

Few, A few, The few

▪︎ Few means not many, hardly any.

Example- Few persons are free from faults(not many)

▪︎ A few means some.

Example- He read a few books.

▪︎The few means not many but all of them.

Example- I have read all the few books I had.

Little, A little, The little 

▪︎ Little means not much, hardly any.

Example- There is little time left. 

▪︎A little means some.

Example- I have only a little money left.

▪︎The little means not much but all of that much.

Example- He lost the little money he had.(whatever little he had)

C- Possessive Adjectives-

They are those adjectives, that are used to show the possession.( that this person or thing belongs to me)

Example- 

•This car is mine.

•Those clothes are yours.

D- Demonstrative Adjectives-

They are used to show person, places or things that are near or at a distance. 

NOTE:

'This' and 'That' are used for things that are singular nouns.

'That' and 'Those' are used for things that are plural nouns.

Example- 

These dresses are for sale.

Raju and Vijay are in the same class.