What Are Determiners?
Determiners are words like a, the, my, your, some, any, each, every, all, little and few. They go before nouns; however, they are not adjectives.
There are mainly two types of determiners – Group A and Group B
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Group A determiners
Group A determiners are mainly of three types.
Articles – a, an, the
Possessives – my, your, his, their, our, her, its
Demonstratives – this, that, these and those
You cannot put two group A determiners together.
Group B determiners
These are words like some, any, much, many, few, little, all, every, each, whole, one, two, three etc.
We can put two Group B determiners together.
Notes
Use much with uncountable nouns; use many with plural nouns.
Use few with plural nouns; use little with uncountable nouns
Use each and every with singular nouns
Use all with plural nouns
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
- Buses leave ………………………….. five minutes. (all / every / each)
- She was carrying bags in …………………………. hands. (both / all)
- ………………………………. answer is correct. (Neither / Both)
- She has acted in ………………………….. movies. (many / much)
- You cannot achieve ………………………….. on your own. (much / many)
Answers
- Buses leave every five minutes.
- She was carrying bags in both hands.
- Neither answer is correct.
- She has acted in many movies.
- You cannot achieve much on your own.