Determiner 1

DETERMINER 1
Articles and Quantifiers

A little apple
Types of Determiners
A lot of/Lots of Uncountable, countable
Plenty of Uncountable, countable
Q Enough Uncountable, countable
u More, most Uncountable, countable

Less, least Uncountable, countable
a Many Plural countable
n Several Plural countable
t A large/great number of Plural countable
i A majority of Plural countable

A few Plural countable (meaning: there are some, enough, positive)
f Few Plural countable (meaning: not enough, negative)
i Much Uncountable
e A little Uncountable (meaning: there are some, positive)
r little Uncountable (meaning: not enough, negative)
A bit Uncountable
s Some Uncountable, countable
Any Uncountable, countable
No Uncountable, countable
Articles
Difference between a/an and the
A/an is used to refer to a non-specific or non-particular (general) thing.

The is used to refer to a specific or particular things.
s/es is used to refer to non-specific or non-particular (general) things. (not
article)
Let’s watch a movie! Let’s watch the movie!
Let’s watch movies! Meaning: previously, the speaker has
Meaning: the speaker wants to watch ever told anyone about a movie that
any movie. he wanted to watch (e.g. Avatar).
Now he ask anyone to watch Avatar.
Articles
Difference between a/an and the
A/an is used to something that is firstly mentioned in a text.

After using a/an, then use the.
Example:
I really want to buy a book. The book must be about romance.
Countable: a great number of
uncountable: a great amount of
DETERMINER 2
Differing words
Determiner
Differing words
This kind of determiner is utilized to refer something different, remaining, or more.

The determiners are: another, other, the other
Another Other The other
Singular Plural Singular, plural
General General Particular (special), for remaining thing
Firstly mentioned Firstly mentioned Not firstly mentioned, refer to something
that has been mentioned before
Example:
I have seven T-shirts, two are red, another one is blue, and the other T-shirts are yellow.
The speaker has seven T-shirt, the question is how many yellow T-shirt that the speaker has? Why she only mention
‘the other’?
Answer: the speaker has mentioned that there are two red T-shirts, and there is one blue T-shirt,
because the speaker has seven T-shirts so that there are four yellow T-shirts. The reason why she use ‘the other’
because ‘the other’ refers to something remaining, which makes the sentence more efficient.
Determiner
Differing words
Another Other The other

Singular Plural Singular, plural (only for adjective)
Function: Function: only ADJECTIVE Function:
- ADJECTIVE BUT, if we want to changed it into - ADJECTIVE
Ex: I need another bag NOUN/PRONOUN then add ‘s’: others Ex: she saw the other girl (singular),
- NOUN/PRONOUN - As ADJECTIVE she saw the other girls (plural)
Ex: The exam results are checked by I met other teachers today - NOUN/PRONOUN
one teacher and then passed by - As NOUN/PRONOUN Ex: I have two pairs of shoes, another
another I agree with this idea but others don’t pair is NIKE, and the other is ADIDAS
(singular)
BUT, if we want the plural
NOUN/PRONOUN, then add ‘s’: the
others
Ex: She got three cars, one car is
Porsche, and the others are SUV
ADJECTIVE
another + single noun
Ex: give me another book.
ANOTHER
(single general thing)
PRONOUN
verb + another.
Ex: I have two candies, this one is for
you and please give this to another.
ADJECTIVE
other + plural noun
Ex: give me other articles.
OTHER
(plural general thing)
PRONOUN (add ‘s’)
verb + others.
Ex: I have many candies, this one is
for you and please give these to
others.
ADJECTIVE (single & plural)
The other + noun
Ex: give me the other box.
give me the other boxes.
SINGLE PRONOUN
THE OTHER verb + the other.
(specific thing) Ex: I bought two dresses, one is red
and the other is blue.
PLURAL PRONOUN (add ‘s’)

verb + the others.
Ex: I bought three dresses, another
is purple and the others are pink.
DETERMINER 3
Distributives (each and every)
She peeled every fruit

She peeled each fruit
Every and Each
Both every and each are used for indicating singular noun. However, they are differently used.
Structure:
EACH/EVERY + SINGULAR NOUN + SINGULAR VERB + SINGULAR NOUN
Every Each
It sees something as a whole: a group as it It sees something individually: a member in a group.
contains many members.
Refers to something that is grouped. Refers to something that is regarded separately.
Example: Example:
- You have to use past simple in every - Each sentence has to be read carefully
sentence (it means that you have to read the sentences in a
(it means that in the whole paragraph you have paragraph one by one)
to totally use past simple) - She peeled each fruit
(it means that she peeled all fruit she had one by one)
Refers to great amount/number (general) Refers to small amount/number (specific)

Example: Example:
- Every child has their own personality - Each child has their own personality
(refers to all children in the world) (only refers to children that you know: A has personality, B
has personality, C has personality)
BUT… What about EACH OF?
STRUCTURE:
Each of + Noun + singular verb + plural noun
You can only use EACH OF for:

- Plural noun
Example: Each of staffs in this office wears batik clothes.
- Possessive pronoun + plural noun
Example: Each of their clothes is expensive.
- Pronoun
Example: Each of them plays soccer.

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DETERMINER 1

Articles and Quantifiers

u More, most Uncountable, countable

i A majority of Plural countable

A/an is used to refer to a non-specific or non-particular (general) thing.

A/an is used to something that is firstly mentioned in a text.

This kind of determiner is utilized to refer something different, remaining, or more.

Another Other The other

PLURAL PRONOUN (add ‘s’)

She peeled every fruit

Refers to great amount/number (general) Refers to small amount/number (specific)

You can only use EACH OF for:

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