DeterminersDeterminers Get PDF @ Rs. 99 – All Chapter Notes Get PDF @ Rs. 199 – Class 10 Notes What are Determiners?Determiners• A determiner is a word which is used to modify a noun or a noun phrase.• It is a word which provides context or reference to a noun.• It can also show the quantity, quality, position or specificity of the noun.• Various parts of speech can function as determiners to the noun.• Articles• Demonstrative adjectives• Numeral adjectives• Adjectives of quantity• Possessive adjectivesArticlesDefinite Articles• Definite articles are used as determiners to express the specificity of the noun.• They can be used to refer to singular or plural nouns.• They can be used to refer to countable and uncountable nouns.Indefinite Articles• Indefinite articles are used to refer to the noun in the general sense.• They are used to refer to the noun for the first time.• Example: There is a lady on the phone. (The noun phrase 'a lady' is mentioned for the first time.)• They are used to refer to a particular group or class of nouns.• They are used with singular nouns.• They are used to refer to countable nouns only.Demonstrative Adjectives• Demonstrative adjectives are used are words to point out a specific noun or noun phrase.• That and This are used with singular nouns. Those and These are used with plural nouns.• This and These are used to point towards nouns which are nearby. That and Those are used to point towards nouns which are far away.Numeral Adjectives• Numeral adjectives are words which specify the number of the noun.• Cardinal numeral adjectives are numbers. (one, two, three)• Ordinal numeral adjectives are numerical rankings. (first, second, third)Adjective of Quantity• Adjectives of quantity are words which suggest the quantity of the noun.Possessive Adjectives• Possessive adjectives are used to indicate the possession or ownership of a noun to another.• They can be confused with pronouns, but they are actually adjectives. JOIN TELEGRAM CHANNEL Join Our WhatsApp Channel JOIN NOW