Determiners - Interrogatives, Quantifiers And Distributives

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00:00Hi friends! Today we will learn about more types of determiners. So let's get started!
00:10In our last assignment, we learned about three types of determiners.
00:16Articles, Demonstrative, and Possessives.
00:21Now today we will learn about three more types of determiners.
00:26Distributive, Quantifier, and Interrogative.
00:31Now let's first learn about distributive determiners.
00:37Distributive determiners are used when the nouns are referred individually rather than collectively.
00:47For example,
00:49Each boy was given a prize.
00:53Here, noun is boy and each is a determiner of the kind distributive as it's referred to the boys one by one.
01:09Look at the sentence.
01:12All the boys were given a prize.
01:16Here, the noun is boys and the word all refers to all the boys collectively.
01:25Unlike in the sentence,
01:28Each boy was given a prize.
01:32Here, each refers to boys one by one rather than collectively.
01:40So such words that refer to many things but one by one rather than collectively are called distributive determiners.
01:51For example,
01:53Each, either, neither, none are distributive determiners.
02:00Let's see some more examples.
02:03Either girl can step up the stage.
02:08In this sentence, either is a determiner of the type distributive.
02:14Either is used when we talk about two nouns and it refers to each one of them one by one.
02:25Neither dress is suitable for me.
02:29In this sentence, neither is a determiner of the type distributive.
02:36It is used when there are only two nouns in the sentence and we have to reject both of them.
02:46We always use a singular noun with distributive determiners.
02:52Distributive determiners are also called distributive adjectives.
02:58Now we have another category of determiner.
03:01It is quantifier.
03:05As the name suggests itself, quantifiers are the words that describe the quantity of the noun we are talking about.
03:15Quantifiers are used with uncountable as well as countable nouns.
03:22Let's see some examples of determiners used with uncountable nouns.
03:29I need some water.
03:32Here the word some is a quantifier as it suggests the quantity of water.
03:40There is much fog outside today.
03:44Here the word much is a quantifier as it suggests the quantity of the noun fog.
03:53I have a little money.
03:56Here the word a little is a quantifier as it suggests the quantity of the money.
04:05See another sentence with a little change.
04:09I have little money.
04:13Here little is also a quantifier as it also suggests the quantity of money.
04:21Now what is the difference between a little and little?
04:27When we use the word a little, we mean that we have some money.
04:32But when we use the word little, we mean that we have almost no money.
04:39A little suggests a positive meaning whereas little suggests a negative meaning.
04:47The same rule applies to the usage of a few and few.
04:54Now let's see some examples of determiners used with countable nouns.
05:01I like both tea and coffee.
05:06Here the word both is a determiner used for two nouns.
05:12I have many books but this one is my favorite.
05:17Here the word many is used for a plural noun books as books are countable.
05:25So many has been used with them.
05:29Similarly, fractional words like half, two-third, one-fourth, etc. are also quantifiers.
05:41For example, half the guests arrive late in the party.
05:48The word half is a quantifier that is used with countable nouns.
05:55Fractional words like all, most are also used with countable nouns as determiners.
06:04So we have learned about determiners of the type quantifiers.
06:10Now let's learn about the last type of determiners, that is interrogative determiners.
06:20As the name suggests, these determiners are used to ask questions or to form interrogative sentences.
06:29For example, which movie are you going to watch today?
06:36Here the word which is being used to ask a question about a thing and it's coming before a noun movie.
06:46What song is that?
06:49What is being used to ask a question about something and it's coming before a noun song.
06:59So these determiners are called interrogative determiners.
07:05Now let's learn more about these.
07:10Which is an interrogative determiner, which is used when there is a choice among many things.
07:19What is an interrogative determiner, which is used when there is no choice among many things.
07:29Like which of the following do you like the most?
07:35Here the speaker is presenting the listener with a lot of things to choose from.
07:41That is why which is used.
07:45What is your favorite color?
07:49Here the speaker is not presenting the listener with choices.
07:54That is why what is used.
07:58So kids, we have learned a lot about determiners.
08:03Many types of determiners.
08:06Determiners are always placed before nouns in a sentence.
08:11There can be more than one determiner in a sentence.
08:15And if the sentence doesn't take any determiner, it is said to be the case of zero determiner.
08:23And we have learned previously that adjectives are also placed before nouns.
08:30So when the adjectives and determiners both come in a sentence together, then determiners are placed before the adjectives.
08:41For example, Mary is an intelligent girl.
08:49Here the noun is girl. Adjective is intelligent.
08:54And the determiner is an.
08:58Both determiner and adjective are placed before noun.
09:03But determiners always come before the adjectives.
09:08Another example.
09:10My two best friends are coming at my place today.
09:15Here the noun is friends.
09:18Adjective is best.
09:20And the determiner, which is a quantifier, is two.
09:25So we have now learned a lot about determiners.
09:29Now you may go ahead and take a quiz to learn more.
09:33Bye-bye.