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DETERMINERS, Mariley Bueno Collazos - Coggle Diagram
DETERMINERS
IN A NOUN PHRASE
Define the words that introduce the head noun.
DETERMINERS
+PRE-MODIFIER+HEAD NOUN+ POST-MODIFIER
CLASIFICATION
PRE-DETERMINERS
POSITION
PRE-DETERMINERS
+CENTRAL DETERMINERS+POST-DETERMINERS
Precede other determiners in the noun phrase.
TYPES
MULTIPLIERS
Express more than the specified amount.
twice, three times, five times...
FRACTIONAL
Express a fraction of an amount.
one-third, half, three-fourths...
INTENSIFIERS
Express surprise, disappointment, pleasure, or other emotions.
rather, such, quite, what
OTHERS
Pre-determiners that do not fall into the above categories.
all, both
CENTRAL DETERMINERS
POSITION
PRE-DETERMINERS+
CENTRAL DETERMINERS
+POST-DETERMINERS
They occur in the middle and determine the kind of reference of a noun or noun phrase.
TYPES
QUANTIFIERS
Indicate how much ot how little the noun is being discused.
Indefinite quantify
Large quantity
many, much, a great many, a good many, a great deal of, a good deal of, plenty of, a lot of, lots of
Small quantity
some, a few, few, several, a little, little
Arbitrary
any, either, no, neither, every, each
DEMOSTRATIVES
When the speakers can point to the item they mean.
Plural
these, those
Singular
this, that
ARTICLES
Specify or determine which noun the speaker is reffering to.
Indefinite articles
When it refers to a general version of noun
a, an
Definite article
When refers to an specific noun.
the
Zero article
When nouns are on their own without an article.
POSSESSIVE
To show someone who owns or "possesses"
my, your, his, her, its, our, their
WH-DETERMINERS
which, whose, what...
Used primarily to make questions.
POST-DETERMINERS
POSITION
PRE-DETERMINERS+CENTRAL DETERMINERS+
POST-DETERMINERS
Precede any adjectives and other pre-modifiers.
TYPES
Numerals
Cardinal numerals
one, two...
Ordinal numerals
first, second, third...
General ordinals
next, last, past, another, other, additional, further
Quantifiers
Closed-class
many, a few, few, several, much, little, a little
Open-class
plenty of, a lot of, lots of, a great deal of, a large quantity of, a small amount of
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