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Determiners


Determiners are a class of word that are used to help define or identify a noun and are placed before it. You may have noticed that some of them can act as Pronouns this is when they are used instead of the noun and replace it completely. The two most commonly used determiners are: “A, An,” which are known as The indefinite article as they signify a noun which is non-specific e.g. A cat Referring to no cat in particular The definite article “The” which is used to signify a specific noun. e.g. The cat Referring to one cat in particular. Possessive determiners

my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their, indicate who or what the noun belongs to.

e.g. My cat. Your cat. His cat. etc. This reflects ownership or possession.


Demonstrative determiners help us to demonstrate something or point it out in exactly the same way as demonstrative pronouns except the do not replace the noun but precede it adding the information. e.g. This cat, or that cat. When these words stand alone they are considered to be pronouns. However when they are used before a noun they are considered to be determiners.

this, that, these, those,
This is mine. (pronoun)
This book is mine. (determiner)

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