Let us now learn about some other determiners. Some other determiners are each, every, some, any, much, many, little, and few. Let us now study them in detail.

 

Let us now study about determiner �each�

 

Each,

 

Each is used when we are speaking of two or more persons/things when the number is definite.

 

For example: Each member of the family was present for the ceremony. Here, the member of the family is finite in number, hence we are using the determiner �Each� before it.

 

Let us now study about determiner �Every�

 

Every is used, when we are speaking of more than two persons/things, whose number is indefinite.

 

For example, Every child should respect his parents. Here, we are not sure about how many children, the speaker is pointing to, hence we are using the determiner �Every� before it.

 

Let us now study about determiner �Some� and determiner �any�

 

Some means an indefinite quantity or indefinite number of persons, things, etc

 

For example: Give me some water. Here, the quantity of water requested is indefinite, hence we are using determiner �some�.

 

Determiner Any is used instead of some in questions and after negatives.

 

For example :
The teacher gave him some books.

 

Note here we have used some, as this is a positive statement.

 

Similarly, let us see this sentence: The teacher did not give him any books. Note here we have used any instead of some, as this sentence is a negative sentence.

 

Let us see another sentence

Did the teacher give him any books? Note here we have used any instead of some, as this sentence is a question. It is also important to remember that - Some is used in interrogative sentences if these sentences are requests.

 

For Example: May I have some water, please?

 

Also, Determiner Any is used in affirmative sentences meaning no matter which. For example: You may come at any time.

 

Let us now study determiners much, many

 

Much is used to denote quantity for uncountable nouns.

 

For Example: There isn�t much water left in the well. Since water is an uncountable noun, we are using determiner much before it. Determiner many is used to denote numbers for countable nouns.

 

Example: Many students were working in the class.
Here determiner Many is denoting the number of students.

 

Let us now study about determiners: little, a little, the little

 

Little means hardly any.

 

We generally use �little� , �a little� and �the little� with uncountable nouns in the sentence to indicate a small, sufficient quantity.

 

For Example: I have little money.

 

A little means some, but not much.
For Example: Please give me a little water.

 

The little means not much, but all of that one has.
For Example: I wasted the little money I had.

 

Let us now study about determiners: few, a few, the few

 

Few means not many or hardly any or we can say �insufficient�
We generally use �few�, �a few� and �the few�with countable nouns to indicate a small, sufficient quantity. For Example: He has few friends.

 

A few means not many but enough, ( which implies that although it is not many but it is sufficient).
For Example: I took a few books with me.

 

The few means not many but all one has. For example Example: I sold the few books I had.

 

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