This was a hard time to find a video for. If anyone knows of one, please let me know and I will replace it. Here is a way to explain two determiners, THIS and THAT!
Rationale: Determiners are things that the wizard can point at with his wand.
Definition: Determiners include many of the most frequently used words in English or other languages, for example: the, a, my, this, or their foreign equivalents.
Determiners are used with nouns (this book, my best friend, a new car) and they limit (i.e. determine) the reference of the noun in some way.
Determiners include:
articles - a, an, the
demonstratives - this, that, these, those
possessives - my, your, his, her, its, our, their
quantifiers - some, any, no, many, much, few, little, both, all, either, neither, each, every, enough
numbers - three, fifty, three thousand, etc.some question words - which (which car?), what (what size?), whose (whose coat?)
When these words are used as determiners, they are followed by a noun (though not necessarily immediately):
this book is yours
some new houses
which colour do you prefer?
Many determiners can also be used as pronouns. These include the demonstratives, question words, numbers and most of the quantifiers. When used as pronouns, these words are not followed by a noun – their reference includes the noun:
this is yours (= this book, this money, etc.)I've got some
which do you prefer
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