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Determiners
Determiners are so named because they determine the number and
definiteness of the noun or noun phrase to which they are attached.
They are used in front of a noun or a pronoun.
1) What are determiners?
2) Types of determiners.
3) Determiners and Adjectives
What are determiners?
In simple words Determiners are words like the, a, my, this,
Some, Either, Every, Enough, Several.
OR
A determiner is a noun modifier that expresses the reference of
noun or noun phrase in the context rather than attributes .This
function is performed by :-
Articles, Possessive determiners, Demonstrative determiners.
Order of determiners
I + ii+ iii
Types of Determiners:-
1) Pre determiners
2) Central determiners
3) Post determiners
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Pre determiners
Pre determiners are of three types
Quantifiers
All, both, half

Multipliers
Double, twice,
thrice.

Fraction
One third, one
fourth, two third


Central determiners
Articles A, an, the
Pronoun This,that,my,his,one,some
Quantifiers Some, any, every each, either
neither,enough,much
Negative no
Wh- determiner What(ever) which(ever) whose


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Post determiners
Number: - cardinal :--one, two, three
Ordinal :---first, second third ,last
Quantifier - few, several, much
Determiners and adjective
Determiners Adjectives
Points out a noun. E.g. This
tree
Describes noun. E.g. tall
tree
Retain the same form.
This, that, my, our, all
Changes their form. E.g.
bright,brighter,brightest
Can be placed only before
the noun. e.g.
the/some/which book
Can be placed before or
after a noun.
Sweet mangoes
The mangoes are sweet



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Pre determiner
Quantifiers
All, both, half
These determiners can occur only before
articles or demonstratives but, since
they are themselves quantifiers, they do
not occur with following quantitative
determiners: every, neither, either,
each, some, any, no enough.
All
all can go with :
1. singular count noun:
I was busy all the day ( whole day)
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Plural count nouns:
All (the, my, these, those) pens
All (the, my, these, those) days
All these years she had avoided the limelight.
Non count nouns
All (the) furniture
During all this time Mr. Husain continued to paint.
Half
The bridge was half a mile downstream
More than half the audience departed
Nearly half the children receive no education
BOTH
It can occur only with plural nouns
Both the eyes
Both my eyes
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All, both and half- have of- construction, which are
optional with nouns and obligatory with personal
pronouns.
Noun Pronoun
All (of) the meat all of it
Both (of) the students both of it
Half (of) the time half of it
Half of the apples were bad
Half of the land was uncultivated
Multipliers
Double, twice, three times , four times, etc occur with
Singular count nouns, plural count nouns.
The party needs double that number of votes to win the
election.
Twice his strength
Her age
Double the amount
Their salaries
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Three times this amount
Times the usual cost
The area is almost three times of the old location
Fractions
One third, two fifths, three quarters etc usually have the
construction with of
He did it in one third of the time it took me.
Central determiners
Articles definite: - the
Indefinite:- a, an
Demonstrative determiners
This That
These Those
This/That occurs with singular count noun and mass
noun only
This project requires expensive equipment.
I find that poetry difficult to understand
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These / Those occurs with plural count noun only
These things are difficult to perform
Have you seen those plays?
Possessive determiners
My, your, her, act as a determiner before noun heads
And can be used with all kinds of nouns
My book
My books/ your book
Your books
My money / Your money
Quantifiers
Some, any, every each, either, neither, enough,
Some
It can be used with plural count nouns and mass nouns
Some bottles /some chairs /some boys
Some furniture/money/milk
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Any
It can be used with plural count noun and mass noun
Any bottles/any suitable candidates
Any bread for breakfast

Every (universal determiner)
It is used with singular count noun
I want to interview every student individually
Each (universal determiner)
It is used with singular count noun
Each brand has its own plus points.
Either
It is used with singular count noun
You can park on either side
We can hold a meeting on Monday or Tuesday. Either
day is suitable
Neither
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It is used with singular count noun
Neither party accepted the arbitration proposal
Neither book covers my syllable
Enough
It is used only with plural count noun and non count
nouns
There is enough money to spend.
I have enough tools to do this job.
Much
It occurs with mass noun only
Some of the young players have so much ability






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Negative No
It can occur with all three kinds of nouns
Singular countable
Plural countable
Mass noun
We have no problem with violence here.
We have no problems with violence here.
They have no money.

Wh -determiner What(ever) which(ever) whose
It can occur with all three kinds of nouns
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Singular countable
Plural countable
Mass noun
The house whose roof was damaged has now been
repaired.
The lady whose umbrellas were lost has been recovered
For whatever reason, dont be late again.
Post determiners
Number: - cardinal
Ordinal
Quantifier - few, several, much
Cardinal number one, two, three, four, five
The numeral one occurs with singular count noun
I would like a/one photocopy of this article
The numerals two, three, four occurs with plural count
noun
The two blue cars belong to me.
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Ordinal numerals
General Ordinals
Ordinal numerals first, second, third occurs with count
nouns and usually precede any cardinal numbers
My first three years in Indore.
The first two days.
Another three weeks
General Ordinals Include next, last, other, usually
precede any cardinal number
The last two years
Her next five days at home.
Quantifiers
Many, several ,a few, few and fewer occur with plural
count nouns
I have corrected many spelling errors in your report.
There were many mistakes in your essay.
There are several students in the class.
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I have spent several years in USA.
Here are a few facts and figures
There were a few students in the class.
Very few people are aware of this tradition.
There are fewer people going to temple nowadays.
Much and (a) little co-occur only with non count noun
She has not got much money.
She has got (a) little money.
More and less
Comparative determiner more occur with plural nouns
and mass nouns
We are taking more students this year.
There has been more activity than usual this year.
Less
It occurs with mass nouns
You will have less anxiety with this medicine.
I will spend Less money this year.