pengertian determiner
Understanding determiner
Determiner is a word that is placed in front of the noun whose function is to explain the noun. In English we encounter determiner as will be explained below:
Listed below are the groups determiner:
Definite / Indefinite Articles
Article for this group is the, a, an. Definite Article serves to demonstrate to certain nouns can be understood by the listener or reader. While Indefinite Article is the opposite of the Definite Article.
When is an article that is considered definite and indefinite?
Definite, if the writer or speaker has said the same thing before or specialize in an object.
Indefinite, is the opposite of definite.
Example:
I bought a novel yesterday. The novel is borrowed by Annie today.
(I bought a previous novel. The novel was borrowed Annie today)
Note
"A" in "a novel" is the Indefinite Article, because I have never mentioned a previous novel.
"The" on "the novel" is Definite Artcile novel because I already mentioned in the first sentence.
The use of "the" in "the novel" in the second sentence is specialized that "borrowed novel by Annie" is "a novel that I bought yesterday".
Note:
Do not use "the" at any place. Consider the example sentences below:
The water flows from higher to lower place.
(Water flows from areas of high to low)
The above sentence indicates that there are other water does not flow from a high to a low. Though all of the water flowing from a high place to a lower place.
The use of "the" in the above sentence is wrong, because we will specify a particular water.
For more about this discussion, please check on the material "Article the" on another topic on this site.
Demonstratives
Demonstrative is said pointer. Demonstrative pronouns can function as well as adjectives.
The words used in the Demonstrative is this, that, Reviews These, Reviews those.
Example:
That house is mine.
(The house was mine)
I'd like to buy Reviews those cakes.
(I want to buy cookies)
Possessive
Possessive show belongs. The words are often used is my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Example:
Her house is big.
(His house is large)
She is waiting for my husband.
(He was waiting for my husband)
Quantifiers
Quantifiers are words that indicate the amount of such a few, a little, much, many, a lot of, most, some, any, enough, etc.
Example:
I do not have much money.
(I do not have a lot of money)
She has a lot of books at home.
(He's got a lot of books in his home)
Numbers
Are words that show figures such as one, two, forty, third, forth, etc.
Example:
I have one wife.
(I have one wife)
She has three children.
(He has three children)
Personal
Personal sebject determiners is placed in front of the noun it explains that serves to put pressure on the subject of the sentence.
In determiner of this kind, we do not use the "helpers (auxliary)" after the first subject (Personal determiner) it.
Example:
You Jones, come here!
(You Jon, here)
We teachers.
(Our teacher)
Exclamative
That is the word that calls for something.
Example:
What a body!
(Waw, Body!)
What eyes!
(Wow, his eyes!)
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