PPT: Determiners

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D E T E R M I N E R S
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D E T E R M I N E R S
D E T E R M I N E R S
Determiners are words used before a noun to
specify or clarify it.
Examples: a, an, the, this, that, some, many, my,
your.
They help answer questions like: Which one? How
many? Whose?
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D E T E R M I N E R S
D E T E R M I N E R S
Determiners are words used before a noun to
specify or clarify it.
Examples: a, an, the, this, that, some, many, my,
your.
They help answer questions like: Which one? How
many? Whose?
Types of
determiners
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D E T E R M I N E R S
D E T E R M I N E R S
Determiners are words used before a noun to
specify or clarify it.
Examples: a, an, the, this, that, some, many, my,
your.
They help answer questions like: Which one? How
many? Whose?
Types of
determiners
A R T I C L E S
An article is a type of determiner that
comes before a noun to show whether the
noun is specific or general.
     1. A/An: Used for singular, general nouns
The definite article is t h e, and the indefinite
articles are a and a n. 
       2. The: Used for specific nouns.
       E x :- the sun, the book you read yesterday
      A before consonant sounds;
      An before vowel sounds.
      Ex:- a cat, an apple is lying on the table
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D E T E R M I N E R S
D E T E R M I N E R S
Determiners are words used before a noun to
specify or clarify it.
Examples: a, an, the, this, that, some, many, my,
your.
They help answer questions like: Which one? How
many? Whose?
Types of
determiners
A R T I C L E S
An article is a type of determiner that
comes before a noun to show whether the
noun is specific or general.
     1. A/An: Used for singular, general nouns
The definite article is t h e, and the indefinite
articles are a and a n. 
       2. The: Used for specific nouns.
       E x :- the sun, the book you read yesterday
      A before consonant sounds;
      An before vowel sounds.
      Ex:- a cat, an apple is lying on the table
D EMO NS TRATI VES
A demonstrative determiner is a word that
points to a specific noun and shows
whether it is near or far from the speaker. 
     1. This/That: Singular nouns.
    Ex:- This book (near), That book (far)
Demonstrative determiners include
determiners such as 'this', 'that', 'these' and
'those'. 
       2. These/Those: Plural nouns.
       Ex:- These books (near), Those books (far)