determiner
Precedes the noun
Today many linguists use determiner to refer to some function words that have a particular job in English: to classify, determine, or limit the reference of a noun.
The articles (a, an, the) are all determiners, and so are many words that older grammar books call adjectives: some, many, any, every, few, and each, for example.
Usually only one determiner can precede a noun or noun phrase.
Written piece or grammatical word
- definiteClearly established, not vague
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- demonstrativeOpenly showing emotions
- interrogativeAsking in nature
possessive · quantifier · distributive · the · a · an · this · that
Demonstrative for nearness
- thatThe other one
- thesePlural demonstrative pronoun
- thoseDistant plural indicator
- yonderThat distant place
yon · here · there · proximal · distal · spatial · temporal · pointing
A large quantity
First-person possessive
- yourSecond-person possessive
- hisMale possessive pronoun
- herFemale object pronoun
- itsNeuter possessive pronoun
our · their · whose · possessive · genitive · belonging · ownership · attributive
Word altering another
- specifierWord that narrows meaning
- headUppermost body part
- agreementShared position between parties
- numberSymbol representing quantity
gender · case · attributive · constituent · grammatical · anaphora · reference · binding
article
Written piece or grammatical word
- definiteClearly established, not vague
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- demonstrativeOpenly showing emotions
interrogative · possessive · quantifier · distributive · the · a · an · this · that · these
this
Demonstrative for nearness
yonder · yon · here · there · proximal · distal · spatial · temporal · pointing · reference
many
A large quantity
any · all · both · enough · no · more · less · most · least · much
my
First-person possessive
its · our · their · whose · possessive · genitive · belonging · ownership · attributive
modifier
Word altering another
number · gender · case · attributive · constituent · grammatical · anaphora · reference · binding · scope
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determineradjective
Noun-describing word type
verb · noun · adverb · preposition · conjunction
determinerdescriptor
Word that describes something
adjective · qualifier · attributive · noun · proper noun
- bound and determined
- determining factorWhat settles an outcome
- genetic determinismHeredity alone shapes traits
- social determinantsNon-medical health influences
- stay determinedRemain firmly committed
- hard determinismAll events causally predetermined
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