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Lesson 2: Determiners
Words Nouns:
countables and uncountables
a large quantity of rice
a lot of shoes
the meat
a mouse
an essay
which movie
whose hair
this summer
each song
A determiner is a special adjective or modifier. A determiner is a word
that determines a noun or a noun phrase. Determiners are always
placed before a noun or a noun phrase in a sentence and limit the
scope of the noun. Determiners suggest the nouns that are being
referred to in a sentence.
Adjectives may come before or after a noun to qualify it.
Sandip is a renowned writer. [before the noun]
Dilip has a book which is quite weighty. [after the noun]
Determiners always come before a noun to determine it.
Simriya has a pen. [before the noun]
She was quite active in those days. [before the noun]
Determiners can be used with both countables and uncountables.
Each house is painted. [countable]
Some ghee was spilled. [uncountable]
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