DETERMINERS

The two immediate constituents of NP are:

• NOM and DET

• DET and NOM

• DET or NOM

• NOM or DET

Answer explanation

DET (determiner) has to be always in front of NOM (nominal).

How many types of DETERMINERS are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

There are 4 types:

1. Articles (ART)

2. Demonstrative (DEM)

3. Certain Quantifiers (Q)

4. Possessives (POSS)

the ARTICLES (ART) consists of:

• a/an, the

• this, that, these, those

• some, any, no, each, every, either, neither

• my, your, his, John's,...

the DEMONSTRATIVES (DEM) such as:

• my, your, his, John's, etc

• a,an/the

• this, that, these, those

• some, any, no, each, etc

some, any, no, each, every, either, neither are:

• Certain Quantifiers (Q)

• Possessives (POSS)

• Demonstratives (DEM)

• Articles (ART)

my, your, its, his, her, our, their, John's are:

• Articles (ART)

• Demonstratives (DEM)

• Certain Quantifiers (Q)

• Possessives (POSS)

The DET in the following picture called:

• full determiner

• empty determiner

• indefinite determiner

• general determiner

This phrase marker of the NP "John's father" is

• False

• True

Answer explanation

The addition of genitive 's to any NP makes for a possessive determiner

This phrase marker for "the book's cover" is

• False

• True

all, both, half or double, trouble are NOT categorized as PRE-DETERMINERS (PRE-DET)

• FALSE

• TRUE

Answer explanation

PRE-DETs determine an NP, so PRE-DET is represented as sister of an NP with NP, look at the phrase marker for more understanding