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Possessive adjectives are just one class of determiners. Articles, demonstrative adjectives, numbers, and quantifiers are other classes of determiners.my, his, ..., a, an, the, this, that, these, those, one, two, three, ..., some, all, every, many, ... are all determiners. So there is no...

Clive wrote:in the following sentence "This man is very old" is "This" a demonstrative pronoun, an adjective and a determiner??? It's a demonstrative adjective, which means it is a determiner. It's not a pronoun, because it does not represent a noun, it cannot be replaced by a noun.Hi...

Hi guys, in the following sentence "This man is very old" is "This" a demonstrative pronoun, an adjective and a determiner??? It's a demonstrative adjective, which means it is a determiner. It's not a pronoun, because it does not represent a noun, it cannot be replaced by a noun. However, in...

The following is from Mary Ansell's English Grammar: Explanations and Exercises. In your sentences, the numbers should precede the superlatives. Otherwise, one might get the feeling that there are several groups of 50 people each and you are selecting the most beautiful group. Usual Order...

Could you please explain the terms "determiner" and "modifier"? (Note how to ask this kind of question. ) Determiners are those small words which come before nouns, like articles (a, an, the), possessive adjectives (my, your, his, ...), demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, those), and...

These cover most instances: (1) When the noun is plural and is referring to all like items generally: 'Lions are big cats'. (2) When the noun is uncountable and is referring to all like substances generally: 'Sugar is sweet'. (3) When the noun is preceded by another determiner-- a...

Because the English language uses number, which requires a determiner before a singular countable common noun-- either an article, a demonstrative adjective, or a possessive adjective. You don't have to use 'a car' if you choose instead to use 'the car', 'this/that car', or 'my/his/their/Jesus'...