Determiner
A Determiner is a specific word that appears before a noun or noun phrase. It not only
specifies quantity but also clarifies what the noun refers to. It helps to identify whether the
noun or noun phrase is specific or general.
Determiners are words that introduce nouns and help provide more information
about them.
Determiners are a class of words in grammar that are used to modify and provide
more information about nouns.
Determiners function to specify or determine which particular person, thing, or
things we are referring to in a sentence.
Determiners help add detail or clarity to nouns by indicating things like possession,
quantity, definiteness, and more.
Determiners can be classified into the following categories:
Category List of Determiners Examples
Articles A, an, the Bring me a glass of water.
A doctor saves the patient.
What an amazing idea!
Demonstratives this, that, these, those, other, This movie is quite boring.
another That idea is amazing.
These muffins are delicious.
Those children are really mad.
Distributives either, neither, each, every Both John and Jane are best friends.
Half of the cake is finished.
Each of them is looking happy.
Every vote is important.
Neither of them is going on leave.
I will eat either grapes or banana, not
both.
Quantifiers All, both, most, some, any, no, All children are playing on the ground.
few, fewer, much, more, less, Both John and Jane are best friends.
least, a little, a lot of, little There was much noise in the room.
Ram has fewer friends than Rick.
Intensifiers What! Such! Such arrogance!
What an idea!
Multiplier Double, twice, three times, Ram is twice as tall as Raj.
thrice….. Raj read double the pages that Ray
read.
Fractions Half, one third…… Half of the cake is finished.
Two third of her work was completed
in some time.
Possessives My, you, his, her, its, our, You have my shirt.
your, their…… His dog is sick.
My life, my laws!
Robert’s car is terrible.
Numbers(Cardinal One, two, first…… This is my first dance performance.
/Ordinal) He has three pens.
Interrogatives What?, Whose?, Which? Whose book is that?
Exercise:
Q1. __________ of the two sisters is married.
A. Both B. Every C. Each D. Any
Q2. _________ of you should attend the conference.
A. Both B. Each C. Every D. Many
Q3. We should inform __________ of them.
A. many B. every C. few D. all
Q4. They have spent __________ for their son’s wedding.
A. many B. enough C. all D the little
Q5. __________ of the candidates pass this exam.
A. Enough B. Fewer C. Either D. Most
Q6. __________ of the deadlines is met.
A. Neither B. No C. None D. Much
Q7. Can I borrow __________ sugar?
A. much B. some C. a little D. a few
Q8. With this, you have lost __________ chance that you had.
A. a little B. little C. the little D. slight
Q9. __________ participants left the meeting in between.
A. Several B. Much C. The few D. Little
Q10. It seems that they would need _________ workers for the construction.
A. little B. either C. more D. some
ANSWERS:
Each Both all enough Most Neither some the little Several more
