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Recent Examples of determiner from the Web
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Like so much of what’s called ambition, privilege is often the real determiner.
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Whereas Sissoko, 27, is also said to be keen on a move to the Hawthorns, with the prospect of weekly first team football being the obvious determiner for the attacker.
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However, it's surfaced that Eddie Howe's outfit are the frontrunners in the race for the 20-year-old's services, with top-flight football at the Vitality Stadium presumably being a tantalising determiner.
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Because all plants get their food from the sun through the process of photosynthesis, the amount of shade is a large determiner on who will survive.
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First Known Use of determiner
circa 1530
DETERMINER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of determiner for English Language Learners
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grammar : a word (such as “a,” “the,” “some,” “any,” “my,” or “your”) that comes before a noun and is used to show which thing is being referred to
DETERMINER Defined for Kids
Definition of determiner for Students
- “The” in “the red house” is a determiner.
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