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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Adjectives and Articles

Hi, I have a question regarding articles and adjectives. Are words such as "a," "an," and "the" considered adjectives? I know they are articles - I'm doing some work identifying all words functioning as adjectives.

Example: The prospects for a merger of the two companies seemed excellent. (The, a, two, and excellent are functioning as adjectives. Correct?)

Thanks to those that can help!
  

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In traditional grammar, the articles "a", "an" and "the" were called limiting adjectives. But in modern grammar, we call them determiners (or determinatives, to be precise). BillJ

— BillJ

  • In traditional grammar, the articles "a", "an" and "the" were called limiting adjectives.
  • But in modern grammar, we call them determiners (or determinatives, to be precise).
  • BillJ
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In traditional grammar, the articles "a", "an" and "the" were called limiting adjectives. But in modern grammar, we call them determiners (or determinatives, to be precise).

BillJ
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