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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Two determiners
Can I precede a noun with more than one determiner?
For example;
That the man
Both the cats
For example;
That the man
Both the cats
Top answer
"that the man" -- no "both the cats" -- yes
- "that the man" -- no "both the cats" -- yes
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AnonymousThat the manIt's wrong. Both "That" and "the" exclude each other by their semantic proximity in *That the man.
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AnonymousCan I precede a noun with more than one determiner?You might see this sequence of words in a grammatical sentence, but "that" is not a determiner.
That the man was not at home as usual makes him the prime suspect.
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That/The are Deictic Determiners (DD) and they are from one class. So they can't be used one after the other collectively. Each can be used alone. (The man/that man).
Both/the are allowed. Both is a Quantity Determiner (QD) and they can be used together. Both first, and The after Both. Hence 'both the cats' .
Both/the are allowed. Both is a Quantity Determiner (QD) and they can be used together. Both first, and The after Both. Hence 'both the cats' .
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AnonymousCan I precede a noun with more than one determiner?Yes, but not all combinations are correct.
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