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What is a determiner that comes before noun?

A determiner is a word that comes before a noun to specify which noun you are referring to, or how many of them.

Here are some examples of determiners:

* Articles: a, an, the

* Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their

* Demonstrative adjectives: this, that, these, those

* Quantifiers: some, any, many, few, much, little

* Numbers: one, two, three, etc.

* Interrogative adjectives: which, what, whose

Examples:

* The dog barked at the mailman. (The is a definite article)

* My car is in the garage. (My is a possessive adjective)

* This book is very interesting. (This is a demonstrative adjective)

* Some people like to eat pizza. (Some is a quantifier)

* Two cats were sleeping on the couch. (Two is a number)

* Which shirt do you want to wear? (Which is an interrogative adjective)

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