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  • 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

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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
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