Search results for 'tag:Numbers tag:Determiners' matching tags 'Numbers' and 'Determiners'

Re: articles after "no"

Mister Micawber — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:03:25 GMT

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There are several determiners with which we do not use an article. These include the demonstratives (this, that), the possessives (my, her, its, etc), some quantifiers (no, every, each, etc) and the cardinal number 'one'.

There is no TV here.
There is not a TV here.
The TV is not here.

The first two are synonymous but do not address the existence of a TV; the third indicates that the TV is elsewhere.
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some questions on modifiers

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:11:09 GMT

Hi,
1) Let us pretend I am playing a game named "Desk Game" with others. How should I address the game callling? Calling it a "Desk Game" would be good if there were other desk games but feel that we should not have many varieties of this game.

Hi, all, let's play (the?) 'Desk Game."
We played (the?) "Desk Game" and had a mighty constructive, fun time.

2) Can the word "one" assume the roles of a determiner and a number or adjective (I don't know which) in the cases similar to the one below?

He had one apple and the one apple he had was taken from him. Sad, indeed.

Re: Possesive pronoun

CalifJim — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:28:31 GMT

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Mister Micawber
are determiners
Just a terminology thing: CJ says possessive adjectives whereas you say determiners. What makes these determiners?

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 conflict between my focus on the possessive and adjectival properties and Mr. M.'s focus on the superclass called determiners.

(Technically, a determiner is not an adjective -- not a central case of "adjective" anyway (like red and round) -- so maybe 'possessive determiner' and 'demonstrative determiner' are better terms. It all depends on which author you read. They all have different preferences as regards terminology.)

Re: Noun number and determiner

Clive — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:50:44 GMT

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 you say things like 'He's pulling my legs / one of my legs/ a leg', it will sound very odd and quite amusing to nstive speakers.

Best wishes again, Clive

Re: Noun number and determiner

kve — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:25:42 GMT

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

Re: Noun number and determiner

Goodman — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:20:43 GMT

Hi KVE,
Welcome!
<<<<Variations in noun number and determiners:
. - If he is a pianist or a singer, yes, you can say. "he performed [for ] many charities [last year]". Note the brackets.
. "Perform" is a verb with broad meaning. He performed poorly on the project= He didn't show his best ability on the project.But your sentence also carries a hint that he could be involved with charity work.

She loves to pull your legs.- This is ok. This means she loves to do practical jokes on you, or kid around with you.

Noun number and determiner

kve — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:20:58 GMT

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 those two sentences.

Your replies are most awaited.

Thanks.

Regards,
KVE

Re: cardinal numbers... determiner or adjective?

Mister Micawber — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:21:48 GMT

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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.

cardinal numbers... determiner or adjective?

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:57:10 GMT

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

Re: number as adjective or sort of determiner

Cool Breeze — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:29:44 GMT

Hi Believer

I 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 gigantic apple you've got in your hand!