Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"no" as a determiner
There's no food left in the fridge.
I have read that the word "no" in the sentence is a determiner.
Could you explain why it is called a determiner?
Here is the definition of determiner from Longman dictionary:
determiner
a word that is used before a noun in order to show which thing you mean. In the phrases 'the car' and 'some cars', 'the' and 'some' are determiners
I can't figure out how "no" fits the definition above. Thanks.
I have read that the word "no" in the sentence is a determiner.
Could you explain why it is called a determiner?
Here is the definition of determiner from Longman dictionary:
determiner
a word that is used before a noun in order to show which thing you mean. In the phrases 'the car' and 'some cars', 'the' and 'some' are determiners
I can't figure out how "no" fits the definition above. Thanks.
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Square I can't figure out how "no" fits the definition above. There is some food left in the fridge. There is no food left in the fridge.
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SquareI can't figure out how "no" fits the definition above.There is some food left in the fridge. There is no food left in the fridge.
If "some" is a determiner, "no" must be one too. They both tell us how much food is left.
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Squarea word that is used before a noun in order to show which thing you mean. In the phrases 'the car' and 'some cars', 'the' and 'some' are determinersA better definition would be “a word that serves to mark the noun phrase as definite or indefinite”. No is an indefinite determiner.
Like the and some, no can't be dropped
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