By Determiners, Numbers

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...

Hi, . . . friends, I feel there is more to the explanation of it.What are noun numbers tI'm no familiar with this expression. To me, it sounds like a way of talking about singular/plural.and determiners? Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Determiner_(class)Let me assure you that if...

Hey Everybody:I appreciate your quick responses. Thanks to all of you.However friends, I feel there is more to the explanation of it.What are noun numbers and determiners?Please comment.Good Day!Regards,KVE

Hi KVE,Welcome! <<<<Variations in noun number and determiners: . - If he is a pianist or a singer, yes, you can say. "he performed ". Note the brackets.. "Perform" is a verb with broad meaning. He performed poorly on the project= He didn't show his best ability...

Hello Everybody:I am delighted to have joined this forum.I look forward to an enormous learning experience.As of now, I have the following query:Variations in noun number and determiners: He performed many charities. She loves to pull your legs.What does the above mean and what is wrong with...

.Some grammarians class cardinal numbers as adjectives, others as determiners, and yet others as a class of their own. It is a very large (if not infinite) class, but the numerals from 14 on up are formed quite automatically. They are also pronouns.

I don't understand this. Are cardinal numbers adjectives or determiners? This text book has put cardinal numbers in the group of determiners.

Hi BelieverI have managed to live all my life without distinguishing a number used as a numeral from a number used as a determiner. If I tried to do pointless things like that, I would probably have a constant headache. It's far more important for a layman to use numerals correctly: It is a...

Hi, I have trouble distinguishing between situation where a number seems to be an adjective and where it seems to be sort of a determiner. He took one apple home. Wow, it is a one gigantic apple you got in your hand.

Well, the excerpt you have posted is not very well thought through. Possessives here are obviously an open class-- my friend's, John's, Mary's, my dog's, his aardvark's, ad infinitum-- as are cardinal and ordinal numbers-- eight-hundred-and-forty-first, eight-hundred-and-forty-second....However,...