TRUE or FALSE? Determiners are a subcategory of the English Grammar that qualifies nouns in various ways. TRUE or FALSE? The Indefinite Pronouns are some, any, no & their derivatives. TRUE or FALSE? Some has a neutral meaning and can therefore be used in questions. Right answer: It has a positive meaning but its true that it can be used in questions that are not informative. TRUE or FALSE? Any has a negative meaning & is used in positive sentences to make them negative. Right answer: It has a neutral meaning and is used in negative sentences (with not) and in informative questions. TRUE or FALSE? No has a strong negative meaning & is used in positive sentences to make them negative. Name some of the Other Uses of the Indefinite Pronouns. some + sing. count. noun some + cardinal number some + qu. word/noun adverbs cardinal number + something any + qu. word/ noun adverbs any/ no + comparative adj./ adv. What is special about not, hardly/ scarcely, seldom/ rarely, without? TRUE or FALSE? The Indefinite no is not the same as the negative adverb we use in (short) answers. Which are these quantitative words? How are the quantitative words used? many with countable (plural) nouns in interrogative & negative sentences few/ a few much with uncountable (sing.) nouns in interrogative & negative sentences little/ a little lots/ a lot (of) with countable (plural) & uncountable (sing.) nouns in positive sentences few/ a few & little/ a little Are there exceptions to these rules? What are some other uses of Quantity words? I a)much + comparative adj.s/ adv.s OR too emphatic comparative/ result construction b)much + participle new compound adjective c)much + as + subject + verb special concession (mainly with verbs of like/ dislike, praise/ criticism) What are some other uses of Quantity words? II d)many + a(n) + (adj.) + singular noun emphatic form of the commoner many + plural countable noun e)in phrases meaning lots/ a lot (of) a good many, a great many f)a lot + comparative emphatic comparative How are no, neither, none used? 1.No + noun adj. a(n)/ some/ any 2.Nobody/ no-one = no + body/ one pronoun a(n)/ somebody/ anybody, someone/ anyone answer to who 3.Neither (of two) adj. OR pronoun both/ either answer to which (of the two) 4.None (of three or more) quantitative pronoun everyone/ everybody/ everything/ all an answer to how much/ many TRUE or FALSE? No, neither & none refer to one person/ thing at a time and have a singular verb after them. TRUE or FALSE? Some, any, both & all also refer to one person/ thing at a time and take a singular verb. Right answer: some & any can have either a singular or a plural verb, depending on the noun, but both & all always have a plural verb when used in this sense. How are every, each, all used? 1.Every + sing. count. noun adj. Exception: in time phrases e.g. every 3 months 2.Each + sing. count. noun adj. OR + (of) pronoun 3.All + a) sing. (un)count. noun adj. b) plural count. noun adj. c) other determiners + noun pre-determiner d) (of) as a pronoun e.g. All was quiet and peaceful. e) as an adverb e.g. all alone How are other, others, else used? 1.other + noun adjective 2. an + other = another adjective OR pronoun 3.the other(s) pronouns 4. else pronoun OR adverb What are the Reflexive Pronouns? myselfourselves yourselfyourselves himself herself themselves itself How are the Reflexive Pronouns used? In 3 different ways: a)they form the Middle Voice by replacing the object of an active/ action verb. b)as emphatic forms of the subject or object (without replacing them). c)preceded by the preposition by, they mean alone/ on my own. Their opposites are: each other/ one another.