Determiners vs adjectives

1. DETERMINERS
VS
ADJECTIVES

2. What is a determiner?
•Determiners are words that precede
(come before) nouns
•They are function words
•Therefore, they do not have synonyms
and antonyms
•Cannot be added '-er' and '-est'
•Determiners don't carry specific definition
or meaning

3. For example, the following highlighted
words are determiners :
•An apple is a healthy snack.
•My house is your house.
•Which essay is for what class?
•Two thieves stole a dozen cars.

4. What is an adjective?
•traditionally defined as words that describe
or modify the quality of nouns. For
example :
•The blue flowers grow best in bright
sunlight.
•The tall man is sad.
•My crazy uncle painted his bedroom pink.

5. Differences in the usage of determiners
and adjectives :
Determiner + noun
(boy)
Adjective + noun (boy)
the boy handsome boy
some boys bad boy
this boy short boy
Sally's boy dirty boy

6. Note that each adjective carries a
description, thus making the comparative
and superlative applicable
handsome boymore
handsome boy
most
handsome boy
bad boy worse boy
(not badder
boy)
worst boy (not
baddest boy)
cute boy cuter boy cutest boy

7. Personal pronouns and possesive pronouns
cannot be determiners
•examples of personal pronouns - I, you,
he, she..
•examples of possesive pronouns - mine,
yours, his..