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Determiners Definition
Words that identify whether or not a
noun is specific or general.
They are used to helps us know if we
are talking about a particular object
or any object.

EXAMPLES
a, an, the, any, all,
both, little, many,
some, several, few,
each, either, this,
that, these, those,
one, two, three, and
all other numbers

TYPES OF
DETERMINERSmore than
one type.

Determiners can be grouped into

various types such as specific and
general, count and non-count etc.
A determiner can belong to more
than one type.

Specific and General

Determiners

A and

an

are the most common

general determiners, and the is the most

common specific determiner.
Examples:
I want to watch a new film. - A is a general
determiner and it tells us that it could be any
film you are talking about.
The films that are showing this week look
awesome. The is a specific determiner
because it refers to only a certain group of films

more SPECIFIC
DETERMINERS
"All", "those", "this", "that", and numbers
are
Examples:
All students at the school participate in
the fire drill. All is specific to the
students in the school.
Some students at the school participate
in the fire drill. Some is general and
refers to some students but not others.

Each Every
Each and every are determiners,
words that are used with singular
nouns to indicate quantity.
There are differences between the
two that are important to grasp for
usage, though

EACH
Each is used when there are

There are two boys. Each is smiling.

There are 5 worksheets. Please take
one of each

In many cases EACH and

EVERY CAN BE USED
But there is a little difference in
meaning:
We prefer EACH if we are thinking of
people or things SEPARATELY, ONE AT
A TIME
EACH student
EX:

gave the teacher

a present

EVERY policeman is
looking for the killer

In case there are than

objects, either of the two
may be used.
He wanted each/every item on the
catalogue.
There is a bathroom in each/every room.
The manager wants to speak to every
employee in his office.
They enjoyed each and every minute of
their holidays.

Each can be used as a

pronoun, but every cannot.
Note the difference between the following
sentences:
1.The students were waiting for the question
sheets to be handed out. Each was in a
state of great nervousness.
2.The students were waiting for the question
sheets to be handed out. Every student/one
of them was in a state of great nervousness.
Clearly, each replaces the noun student.
Every does not; it requires to be followed by the
noun, or by one of them.

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