Pengertian Determiner
Determiner adalah kata atau kelompok kata yang ditempatkan di depan noun untuk membatasi makna noun tersebut. Di traditional grammar, determiner sering disebut limiting adjective, walaupun berbeda maknanya dengan adjective biasa.General dan Specific Determiner
Berada di depan suatu noun, determiner menentukkan apakah noun phrase yang dibentuknya bersifat general atau specific. General noun phrase dapat dibentuk dari general determiner, sedangkan specific noun phrase dari specific determiner.Penjelasan Determiner | Contoh Kalimat Determiner |
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General Determiner | |
indefinite article (a atau an): membicarakan suatu hal secara umum dimana pendengar/pembaca tidak tau pasti yang mana yang dimaksudkan | He is looking for a job in Bali. (Dia sedang mencari pekerjaan di Bali.) |
quantifier (many, few, little, some, any): menyatakan jumlah | Please give me a little water. (Tolong beri saya sedikit air.) |
distributive (all, every, both) | All your books are on the table. (Semua bukumu di atas meja.) |
difference word (other, another): membicarakan tambahan orang, benda, atau hal | May I have another shoes? (Bolehkah saya mendapatkan sepatu yang lain?) |
Specific Determiner | |
definite article (the): membicarakan noun yang diyakini pembaca/pendengar paham yang dimaksudkan | Did he enjoy the show? (Apa dia menikmati pertunjukkan tersebut?) |
demonstrative adjective (this, that, these, those): menerangkan noun dalam hal jarak dan/atau jumlah | Those apples are so red. (Apel-apel itu sangat merah.) |
possessive adjective (my, your, his, her, its, our, dan their): menunjukkan kepemilikan | Your jacket is in the laundry basket. (Jaketmu di dalam keranjang cucian.) |
Penggunaan General Determiner
General determiner mungkin dipadukan dengan singular/plural countable noun atau uncountable noun dengan rumus sebagai berikut.Rumus | General Determiner | Contoh Noun Phrase | |||
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general determiner + singular countable noun | a & an (indefinite articles) | a book, an apple | |||
another (difference word) | another man | ||||
any, no (quantifier) | any report, no journey | ||||
each, every, neither (distributive) | each pair, every student, neither spoon (nor fork) | ||||
determiner + plural countable noun | all, both (distributive) | all books, several magazines | |||
some, any, no, many, few, several (quantifier) | some people, any new books, no jobs, many clothes, few activities | ||||
other (difference words) | other tasks | ||||
enough, more, most | enough dollars, more tips, most batteries | ||||
determiner + uncountable noun | all (distributive) | all furniture | |||
some, any, no, little, less, much (quantifier) | some paper, any time, no money, little information, less sugar, much coffee | ||||
more, most, enough | more advice, most cheese, enough money |
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