0
Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Qualify

A determiner occurs at the beginning of a noun phrase and in some way qualifies the rest of the noun phrase. A determiner cannot exist alone:

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/determiners-vs-pronouns.htm

What does "qualify" exactly mean in the given context?

  

Top answer

"Qualify" is a somewhat out-of-date term with a meaning synonymous with 'modify'. But nowadays we don't call determiners modifiers in the same way we do with adjectives. Instead we have a separate category (part of speech) for them because of their distinct properties and function.

  • "Qualify" is a somewhat out-of-date term with a meaning synonymous with 'modify'.
  • But nowadays we don't call determiners modifiers in the same way we do with adjectives.
  • Instead we have a separate category (part of speech) for them because of their distinct properties and function.
  • The main function of determiners is to mark an NP as definite or indefinite, but in the case of the indefinite ones (other than the interrogatives), for example, they have to do with quantification ( all, some, none, both one, two, three , and so on).
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0

"Qualify" is a somewhat out-of-date term with a meaning synonymous with 'modify'. But nowadays we don't call determiners modifiers in the same way we do with adjectives. Instead we have a separate category (part of speech) for them because of their distinct properties and function.

The main function of determiners is to mark an NP as definite or indefinite, but in the case of the indefi

0
JigneshbharatiA determiner occurs at the beginning of a noun phrase and in some way qualifies the rest of the noun phrase. ... What does "qualify" exactly mean in the given context?

qualifies ... the noun phrase ~ changes the meaning of the noun phrase a little compared to the meaning it has without the determiner.

Students are lazy.

Related Questions