Determiners and quantifiers are words we use in front of nouns. We use determiners to identify things (this book, my sister) and we use quantifiers to say how much or how many (a few people, a lot of problems).
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Which is correct, at or on?
Lessons on The LearnEnglish are very useful.
Lessons at The LearnEnglish are very useful.
Hello. I want to ask a question. I have to take an exam next summer and I can't find anything about the omission of the article and the subject. Can I receive a piece of guidance?
Hello Crix_B,
Are you referring to 'ellipsis'? I'm afraid it's not clear to me what exactly you're referring to.
In general, the comments are a space where we can help our users who have questions about our materials or who have short, specific questions related to our content. We're happy to point you to other resources, but could you provide an example of what you mean to help us understand what your question is?
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Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Dear Team,
1)This is the place where John proposed to Mia.
When I want to tell the listener about a place which he doesn't know, then Shouldn't we use 'a instead of 'the'?
2) This is a beautiful place.
(If the listener already know about the place,
Shouldn't we use "the" instead of "a"?
Thank You!!!
Hi DaniWeebKage,
Good questions! I'll put my answers below.
Does that make sense?
Jonathan
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi,
I would like to ask the following
When we are talking about a specific book we say
The book
Is the following correct
The book is interesting.
This book is interesting.
Is it the same meaning?
This book is mine
The book is mine
Is it the same meaning?
Thank you in advance
The first one you used the article the which means you and the listener exactly know what are you talking about . The second sentence you used demonstrative (this) which is clear the book could be one meter away from you and you can see it. (Both sentences are correct . I hope you get better answers from teachers because I'm not native speaker just a learner like you
Hi Nagie23,
We use the definite article the when we can say that the item is identified and known to both the speaker and the listener (or writer and reader). Thus, if I say 'the book' then I am making an assumption that you know which book I am talking about.
Determiners such as this and that are slightly different. They also refer to a particular item, but they implicitly contrast the item with other items. When I say 'this book' I mean 'not that book/those books'. Thus, while 'the book' depends on existing knowledge (you already know which book we are talking about), 'this book' serves to identify the book in contrast to other books (you did not know which book we are talking about and I am identifying it for you).
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello there,
Hope all is well.
I came across the terms "Definite Determiner" and "Indefinite Determiner", I can't figure out what that is. I found a few questions in a book where they ask to identify whether the words in quotes are Definite or Indefinite. Do they just refer to the usage of definite (the) and indefinite (a, an) articles?
1. Internet radio stations have added "a new dimension".
2. ...which could affect "the speed of other activities" that you indulge in online.
3. ...especially those who love music from all over "the world".
Appreciate the help :-)
Hello AllyEnglish,
Yes, it sounds to me as if they mean what you suggest.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
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