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Ashrafeng Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Determiner
Hello,
Are the words 'All' and 'Both' determiners or adjectives? In an OXFORD dictionary it is wrtitten - in the phrase "All the boys"- 'All' is a determiner but in "Both the boys"- 'Both' is an adjective. So I am confused. I think they two should be determiners. Can anyone help me please?
Are the words 'All' and 'Both' determiners or adjectives? In an OXFORD dictionary it is wrtitten - in the phrase "All the boys"- 'All' is a determiner but in "Both the boys"- 'Both' is an adjective. So I am confused. I think they two should be determiners. Can anyone help me please?
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Hello, ashrafeng - and welcome to English Forums. Some grammarians classify determiners, quantifiers, etc all as adjectives, so that may be one source of the confusion. In the phrases 'all the boys' and 'both the boys'.
- Hello, ashrafeng - and welcome to English Forums.
- Some grammarians classify determiners, quantifiers, etc all as adjectives, so that may be one source of the confusion.
- In the phrases 'all the boys' and 'both the boys'.
- the two words both precede the determiner 'the', and they are actually classified among the group of 'pre-deteminers' by CGEL , a comprehensive grammar of English.
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Hello, ashrafeng - and welcome to English Forums.
Some grammarians classify determiners, quantifiers, etc all as adjectives, so that may be one source of the confusion.
In the phrases 'all the boys' and 'both the boys'. the two words both precede the determiner 'the', and they are actually classified among the group of 'pre-deteminers' by CGEL, a comprehensive grammar of
Some grammarians classify determiners, quantifiers, etc all as adjectives, so that may be one source of the confusion.
In the phrases 'all the boys' and 'both the boys'. the two words both precede the determiner 'the', and they are actually classified among the group of 'pre-deteminers' by CGEL, a comprehensive grammar of
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Hi. I was taught the words "each" and "everyone" are determiners. Now are they correct? Thank you in advance.
His each order was followed.
His every order was followed.
His each order was followed.
His every order was followed.
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AnonymousHi. I was taught the words "each" and "everyone" are determiners. Now are they correct? Thank you in advance.Each and every can be determiners.
His each order was followed.
His every order was followed.
Unlike every, I have never heard each used with a possessive pronoun (his, her, its, their).
His eac
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