Determiners Study Cards

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Definite Article

The definite article 'the' is used before a noun to refer to something specific or previously mentioned.

Indefinite Article

The indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' are used before a noun to refer to something non-specific or for the first mention of a noun.

Demonstrative Determiner

Demonstrative determiners such as 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those' are used to point to specific people or things.

Possessive Determiner

Possessive determiners such as 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', and 'their' are used to show ownership or possession.

Quantifier

Quantifiers such as 'some', 'any', 'many', 'much', 'few', 'little', 'several', 'a lot of', 'plenty of', and 'most' are used to express quantity or amount.

Interrogative Determiner

Interrogative determiners such as 'which' and 'what' are used to ask questions about nouns.

Distributive Determiner

Distributive determiners such as 'each', 'every', 'either', and 'neither' are used to refer to individual members of a group or to make a choice between two things.

Relative Determiner

Relative determiners such as 'whose', 'which', and 'that' are used to introduce relative clauses and connect them to nouns.

Negative Determiner

Negative determiners such as 'no' and 'none' are used to indicate the absence or non-existence of something.

Predeterminer

Predeterminers such as 'all', 'both', 'half', 'twice', 'double', 'single', 'triple', and 'many' are used before other determiners to provide additional information about quantity or number.

Articles

Articles are a type of determiner that include the definite article 'the' and the indefinite articles 'a' and 'an'.

This

The demonstrative determiner 'this' is used to refer to something that is close to the speaker in distance or time.

That

The demonstrative determiner 'that' is used to refer to something that is farther away from the speaker in distance or time.

These

The demonstrative determiner 'these' is used to refer to multiple things that are close to the speaker in distance or time.

Those

The demonstrative determiner 'those' is used to refer to multiple things that are farther away from the speaker in distance or time.

My

The possessive determiner 'my' is used to show ownership or possession by the speaker.

Your

The possessive determiner 'your' is used to show ownership or possession by the person or people being spoken to.

His

The possessive determiner 'his' is used to show ownership or possession by a male person or thing.

Her

The possessive determiner 'her' is used to show ownership or possession by a female person or thing.

Its

The possessive determiner 'its' is used to show ownership or possession by a thing or animal.

Our

The possessive determiner 'our' is used to show ownership or possession by a group of people including the speaker.

Their

The possessive determiner 'their' is used to show ownership or possession by a group of people not including the speaker.

Some

The quantifier 'some' is used to refer to an unspecified or unknown quantity or amount.

Any

The quantifier 'any' is used to refer to an unlimited or unknown quantity or amount.

Many

The quantifier 'many' is used to refer to a large number or amount.

Much

The quantifier 'much' is used to refer to a large quantity or amount.

Few

The quantifier 'few' is used to refer to a small number or amount.

Little

The quantifier 'little' is used to refer to a small quantity or amount.

Several

The quantifier 'several' is used to refer to more than two but not many.

A Lot of

The quantifier 'a lot of' is used to refer to a large quantity or amount.

Plenty of

The quantifier 'plenty of' is used to refer to a more than sufficient quantity or amount.

Most

The quantifier 'most' is used to refer to the majority or greatest amount.

Which

The interrogative determiner 'which' is used to ask questions about a specific choice or selection.

What

The interrogative determiner 'what' is used to ask questions about an unknown or unspecified thing or things.

Each

The distributive determiner 'each' is used to refer to every individual member of a group or to indicate one by one.

Every

The distributive determiner 'every' is used to refer to all the individual members of a group or to indicate all without exception.

Either

The distributive determiner 'either' is used to refer to one of two choices or possibilities.

Neither

The distributive determiner 'neither' is used to refer to none of two choices or possibilities.

Whose

The relative determiner 'whose' is used to ask about ownership or possession and to introduce relative clauses.

No

The negative determiner 'no' is used to indicate the absence or non-existence of something.

None

The negative determiner 'none' is used to indicate the absence or non-existence of something.

All

The predeterminer 'all' is used to refer to the whole quantity or amount of something.

Both

The predeterminer 'both' is used to refer to two people or things together.

Half

The predeterminer 'half' is used to refer to one of two equal parts of something.

Twice

The predeterminer 'twice' is used to refer to two times the quantity or amount of something.

Double

The predeterminer 'double' is used to refer to two times the quantity or amount of something.

Single

The predeterminer 'single' is used to refer to one person or thing.

Triple

The predeterminer 'triple' is used to refer to three times the quantity or amount of something.