The Correct Use Of Determiners

The word that determines the noun is called determiner.

Types of determiners:

1. Articles:
   a , an, the are the articles in English.
   a, an are called the indefinite articles.
   the is called as definite article.
   ( For detail study of articles, read special blog on article from English with pk99)
2. Demonstratives: This, that, these, those are called are demonstratives. 
   For ex; this girl, these girls, that tree, those trees
   
   
3. Possessives:  they show the things belong to somebody.
   my friend, our friends, your mother.
4. Some other determiners:

Little, a little, the little

They are used for uncountable nouns and denote quantity

Little– It shows negative sense, means not much

A little – It shows positive sense ,means some at least

The little – It shows one negative sense and the other positive 

I have little sugar ( Means I dont have much sugar)

I have a little sugar ( Means positive sense means at least some sugar

I saved the little sugar by dieting  ( Means I didnt have much sugar , whatever I had , I saved it)

Few, A few, The few

They are used for countable noun and denotes number

Few–  It shows negative sense
It means not many

A few – It shows positive sense means some at least

The few – It means one negative statement and other affirmative , means the whole of a particular number

For Ex

There were few trees ( Means there were not many trees , may be very less)

There were a few trees ( Means there were at least some trees)

I pointed the few problems( means there were limited mistakes but I pointed all of them

Many , Much, Fewer, less

Many and Fewer denote number 

For ex= There were many trees 
I asked fewer men about it

Much and less show quantity
There is much milk in the pot
He has less work to do