Determiners are words such asthe, my, this, some, twenty, each, any, which are used before nouns. We can also use some determiners as pronouns (i.e. without a noun following and when the meaning is clear without including the noun).
before a noun | as a pronoun (no noun following) |
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Determiners which can be used as pronouns in this way are:
(a) few | either | less | neither | these |
(a) little | enough | many | one,two,three, etc. | this |
another | fewer | more | several | those |
any | fewest | most | some | which |
both | least | much | that | whose |
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I’ve had a lot of pairs of sunglasses of different kinds, and I’ve losta fewover the years on various trips.
A:D’you want tea or coffee?
B:Neither,thanks. I’ve just had breakfast.
A:Which shoes do you want to put on?
B:Pass methose,please. The black ones.