are a type of function word, such as the, a/an, this, that, each, some, either, my, any, every, and the like. They specify (or determine) a following noun and can make other parts of speech and grammatical structures function like nouns; for example, the determiner the permits you to talk about a preposition as a word, as in the of at the end of the first line. See also
DEFINING WORDS
WHICH AND WHOSE
Which:
Nevertheless it is a period which calls for historical explanation because it has so many unique features
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Whose:
although it should he observed that the American taxpayer whose democratic voice is the only one which has carried any weight
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THE DEMONSTRATIVES
THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
This:
This has not been a comfortable period in world history
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That:
Technology that is to say is not merely a product of modern industrial society
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These:
We know virtually nothing about the circumstances of these inventions
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DIFFERENCE WORDS
OTHER, ANOTHER
Other:
All other techniques of a linguistic artistic cultural
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Another:
One improvement has followed another in a spectacular series of technical achievements
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THE DISTRIBUTIVES
ALL, BOTH, HALF, EACH, EVERY, EITHER, NEITHER
All:
All other techniques of a linguistic artistic cultural
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Each:
Each development has occurred where - and only where - the necessary combination of needs resources and enterprise have been present
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NEITHER:
then water can get neither to nor from the croplands
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THE POSSESSIVES
His, Her, Your, Their, Ours, Your, Mine.
His:
even though he is probably unable to explain his intuitive sense
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Her:
The owner then made his or her exposures and returned the camera to the makers for developing and printing
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Ours:
Ours are not the only recommendations that will be considered in the anniversary year
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PRE-DETERMINERS
SUCH, WHAT, RATHER, QUITE
Such:
Technology deals instead with the when and the where the how and the why of such techniques
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What:
It is worth pausing to make sure we understand what we are talking about
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Rather:
we will inevitably be mainly concerned with successful rather than with failed inventions
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THE QUANTIFIERS
(A) A few and few, a little and little
These expressions show the speaker's attitude towards the quantity he/she is referring to.
Few:
There are a few earlier references to the use of coal in Roman and Chinese civilizations
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Little:
Greece experienced very little of the industrial revolution
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(B) Some and Any
Some and any are used with countable and uncountable nouns, to describe an indefinite or incomplete quantity.
Some:
Some of these have been anticipated in the first chapter of this book
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Any:
Nevertheless it is unrealistic to regard iron as being conducive to the growth of democracy in any modern sense
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(C) Graded Quantifiers
They function like comparatives and hold a relative position on a scale of increase or decrease.
Increase:
With plural countable nouns :
Many, More, Most
many:
Historians have been able to study the rise and decline of many such civilizations
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Most:
Most traditional historiography depends heavily upon documentary evidence - the written and printed records left by the participants in a historical period or event
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With uncountable noun:
Much, More, Most
Much;
a western manufacturer, enjoying a much more comfortable standard of living
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Most:
It has been well said that one of the most significant features of modern Western Civilization has been the `invention of invention'
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Decrease.
With plural countable nouns:
Few, Fewer, Fewest
Fewer:
Above all there were fewer people and fewer traces of human habitation
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Fewest:
the fewest restrictions
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With uncountable nouns:
Little, Less, Least
Less:
when they make comparisons between themselves and their parents or between themselves and their counterparts in less-developed countries feel that they are freer
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Least:
It is also important however for those aspects of recorded history which have tended to receive least attention from traditional chroniclers
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(D) NUMBERS
The cardinal numbers (one, two, three, etc.) are adjectives referring to quantity, and the ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.) refer to distribution.
Two:
Two centuries later the Scottish craftsman James Watt might have had a similar experience with his brilliant ideas for a new type of steam engine
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Three:
The history of these species over the last two or three million years is thus properly a field of interest to the historian of technology
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First:
The first mines were shallow excavations on sites where the coal measures outcropped on the surface
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Fourth:
which occurred during the fourth and third millennia BC.
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QUESTION WORDS
WHICH, WHAT, WHOSE
Which:
these are likely to require a large amount of specialist knowledge which can only be acquired by a long apprenticeship
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What:
It is worth pausing to make sure we understand what we are talking about
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DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES
THE, A, AN
The:
the historical explanation is necessary in order to assess the future prospects of our society
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A:
This has not been a comfortable period in world history
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An:
The history of technology is thus a part and an important part
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