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Grammar

Adjective or not?

Are the words "a" and "the" adjectives? I consider the words indefinite and definite articles, respectively, and contend neither word describes a noun. Please clear this up for me. I am arguing a grade on a test paper for my daughter.

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Connie Lacy
  

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articles are a subset of adjectives... given the 8 parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, pronouns) articles fall under adjectives. need more "proof"?

— Moijelesuis

  • articles are a subset of adjectives...
  • given the 8 parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, pronouns) articles fall under adjectives.
  • need more "proof"?
  • " (yes, you are both correct, therefore i would tell the teacher to swallow his/her pedantic pride, and be proud of his/her student, whose answer is in fact more detailed than the broader category of "adjective".
  • at best, the teacher should split the difference with the student and give 1/2 credit...
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articles are a subset of adjectives... given the 8 parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, pronouns) articles fall under adjectives. need more "proof"? check the following site:

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcen
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'A' , 'an' and 'the' are articles, but they are also 'determiners'. Determiners are the class of word that go at the start of a noun group. Other determiners are possessive pronouns, eg. 'my' and 'their', 'demonstatives' -'this, that, these, those', and 'general determiners' like 'some, both, most, all, enough' , and 'quantifiers' eg. 'a few', 'a lot of' etc. Some people also consider numerals -
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