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determiner::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clincher, determining factor |
| Type of | statement, argument |
| Derivation | determine |
determiner::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | causal factor, determinant, determinative, determining factor |
| Type of | cognitive factor |
| Has types | influence, clincher, decisive factor |
| Derivation | determine |
determiner::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | determinative |
| Type of | function word, closed-class word |
| Has types | article |
| Derivation | determine |
Examples of determiner
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Inflecting a noun, pronoun, adjective or determiner is known as declining it.
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The big determiner of which class you fall into seems to be education.
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Phonological awareness is an important determiner of success in learning to read and spell.
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X-bar theory contends that every noun has a corresponding determiner.
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It is believed that the determiner Ken is of pre-Roman origin.
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Economic background is not the main determiner of how well a young person does in their exams.
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On the other hand, some consider such a word to be a simple determiner rather than an article.
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Linguists interested in X-bar theory causally link zero articles to nouns lacking a determiner.
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In grammar, a quantifier is a type of determiner, such as all or many, that indicates quantity.
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- Clincher: an argument that is conclusive
- One of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
- Determinant: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
- A determinative, also known as a taxogram or semagram, is an ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts which helps to disambiguate interpretation. ...
- A determiner is a noun-modifier that expresses the reference of a noun or noun-phrase in the context, rather than attributes expressed by adjectives. This function is usually performed by articles, demonstratives, possessive determiners, or quantifiers.
- A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it. ...
- (DETERMINERS) In test items, words which give a clue to the answer. Words such as "always" and "never" are determiners in true-false questions. Since absolutes are rare, such words usually make the statement false.
- (Determiners) articles and other limiters. See Determiners
- A word that comes before a noun to show how the noun is being used, such as the, a, and every.
