- 1. a, an
- used with countable nouns only
- new information
- I read half a chapter from my book.
- 2. the
- used with countables and uncountables
- already known information
- Koletta has read the Harry Potter books at least 3 times. ;)
- 3. possessive pronouns
- all your money
- all his/her money
- all our money
- all their money
- 4. demonstratives
- all these problems
- twice that size
- four times this amount
II.3. Postdeterminers
II.2. Central determiners
- 1. cardinal and ordinal numbers
- the two children
- his fourth birthday
- 2. general ordinals
- my next project
- our last meeting
- your previous remark
- her subsequent letter
- 3. quantifying expressions
- my many friends
- our several achievements
- the few friends that I have
- ! they CAN co-occur
- my next two projects
- several other people
Sources and Practice time!
- Eastwood, John (2006). Oxford Practice Grammar Intermediate. Oxford, 180.
- University College London - Internet Grammar at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/determin/xdetm3.htm
And in Hungarian?...
- the same thing again! :)
- uncountable
- Csinálok egy kis sütit.
- Teszek bele cukrot is.
- countable
- Tessék, itt van három süti neked.
- Kérsz hozzá néhány cukrot is?
I.3. Both countable and uncountable nouns
- quite a few nouns!
- uncountable: if they refer to sth as a substance or concept
- I'll make some cake.
- Do you like pizza? (no article)
- countable: if they refer to an individual thing
- I'll eat these two cakes.
- Did you like the pizza?
I.2. Uncountable nouns
And in Hungarian?...
- we cannot count them --> they are neither singular nor plural
- water, milk, sugar, bread, jam
- no articles
- At some special places, there's tea in the Irish coffee. (! what's the difference?)
- +: some, much, a little
- Can I have some jam, please?
- I've bought much cheese.
- There's only a little honey left.
- -, ?: any
- I don't have any oil to cook!
- yey, it's the same! :D
- víz, lekvár, müzli, olaj, sajt
- no article
- Töltesz vizet?
- egy kis, kevés (vs. számnevek/több, néhány)
- Eszem egy kis lekvárt.
- Már csak kevés olajunk van.
I. Countability
I.1. Countable nouns
- we can count them
- I can eat three watermelons in one sitting.
- +: some, many, a few
- I want to eat some fries.
- There are many apples on the tree.
- I made a few sandwiches.
- -, ?: any
- Have you eaten any onions lately?... ;)
- a/an, the
- I ate a/the cherry yesterday.
Countability
&
Determiners
II. 1. Predeterminers
- specify quantity in the noun
- 1. multiplying expressions
- twice my salary
- double my salary
- ten times my salary
- 2. fractions
- half my salary
- one-third my salary
- 3. the words all and both
- all my salary
- both my salaries
- ! they never co-occur
- *all half my salary
II. Determiners
- any ideas?...
- which words are they
- position in a phrase/sentence
- function?
- Words
- Predeterminers: twice, half, double, both, all
- Central determiners: the, a, my, your, these, that
- Postdeterminers: next, last, previous, many, two, several
- Position
- occur before nouns
- Function
- indicate the kind of reference which the nouns have