Summary of the uses of Articles, Determiners, and Quantifiers
and application
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AN |
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THE |
ZERO ARTICLE |
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THIS/THAT |
THESE/THOSE |
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EACH/EVERY |
EITHER/NEITHER |
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MUCH |
ENOUGH |
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WHICH/WHAT |
POSSESSIVES |
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ANY/SOME |
ANY/SOME |
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Notice that there is a difference between a "stressed" some or any and an "unstressed" some or any. Consider the words in ALL CAPS as shouted words and you will hear the difference between these two:
· That is SOME car you've got there!
· I don't want to hear ANY excuse!
As opposed to. . .
· We have some cars left in the lot.
· Isn't there any furniture in the living room?
In terms of the words they usually modify, the unstressed some and any do not modify singular count nouns.
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