DETERMINER

Pengertian Determiner

Determiner adalah kata atau kelompok kata yang ditempatkan di depan noun untuk membatasi makna noun tersebut. Di traditional grammar, determiner sering disebutlimiting adjective, walaupun berbeda maknanya dengan adjective biasa.

Jika sama-sama berada di dalamnoun phrase, limiting adjective akan berada di depan adjective biasa.

Determiner terdiri dari article,quantifier, possessive, dandemonstrative determiner.

General dan Specific Determiner

Berada di depan suatu noun,determiner menentukkan apakahnoun 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
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 atauuncountable noun dengan rumus sebagai berikut.

Rumus	General Determiner	Contoh Noun Phrase
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

The Ordering of Determiners

Noun bisa di ikuti lebih dari satu determiner atau tidak sama sekali. Berdasarkan posisinya terhadap noun, determiner dibedakan menjadi tiga class, yakni: predeterminer,central determiner, dan post determiner. Class tersebut mengikuti urutan tertentu yang disebut the ordering of determiners.

+/-	Predeterminer	+/-	Central Determiner	+/-	Post Determiner	+	Noun
	multiplier fraction distributive exclamative		article possessive demonstrative		number quantifier

Predeterminer

Pengertian Predeterminer

Predeterminer adalah determiner yang ditempatkan mendahului determiner lainnya. Determiner ini umumnya menyatakan proporsi dari suatu noun yang mengikutinya.

Macam-Macam Predeterminer

Predeterminer	Rumus (predeterminer +/- determiner lain + noun)	Contoh Noun Phrase
multipliers	multiplier + article / possessive + plural countable noun / mass noun	double the books, three times the bottles, twice the money, four times my salary
fraction	fraction + article / possessive + noun	one-third the width, two-thirdsmy salary, two-fifths the width
distributives	all/both + article / possessive+ plural countable noun / uncountable noun	all the women, all the time, both her houses
	half + article / possessive + noun	half the price, half that task, half these books, half the information,half my furniture
exclamative	what + article + noun	what a big surprise, what a beautiful view
	such + a / zero article + noun	such a stupid person

Central Determiner

Pengertian Central Determiner

Central Determiner adalah determiner yang ditempatkan diantara
pre dan post determiner.

Macam-Macam Central Determiner

Central determiner terdiri dari article, possessive, dan demonstrative dengan penjelasan dan contoh sebagai berikut.

Central Determiner	Rumus	Contoh Noun Phrase
article	the + noun	all the people, half the width, four times the width
	a/an + singular countable noun	what a big surprise, such an, such an honour
possessive	possessive + noun	two-third his salary, all her salary, three times my salary
demonstrative	this / that + uncountable / singular countable noun	all that luggage, one-third my age
	these / those + plural countable noun	all these books, all those deer

Post Determiner

Pengertian Post Determiner

Post Determiner adalah determiner yang diletakkan setelah predeterminer dengan/tanpa central determiner setelahnya.

Macam-Macam Post Determiner

Post Determiner	Rumus	Contoh Noun Phrase
number	cardinal number / ordinal number / general ordinal + noun	the three men, the ten dollars
		the first class, the fourth floor
		the next chapter, the last moment, myprevious experience, his subsequent trip
quantifier	quantifier + noun	the few women

Daftar Pustaka

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