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Ÿ Before the names of news and sacred books.
Examples : The Vedas,The Ramayana, The Bible,The Quran, etc.
Ÿ When singular noun is used to indicate a whole class.
Example : The dog is a faithful animal.
Ÿ When we refer to a particular person or thing.
Example : This is the house which my father bought in India.
1. Possessives : Possessives are adjectives that show some one's possessions such as my,
her, his, its, their and our. They are also used as determiners.
Examples : My book, his water, her bag, etc.
2. Demonstratives : Demonstratives are words like this, that, these and those which
points out to persons or objects close by or at a distance.
Examples : (i) That chair is not polished well.
(ii) This hill has big rocks and a waterfall.
3. Distributive : Distributive are those determiners that show distribution. They include
words like either, neither, each and every.
Their uses are as follows :
(i) Each : It is used with a singular verb when a limited number of persons or things are
considered individually with emphasis on the individual.
Example : Each player of the Indian team played his best.
(ii) Every : It is used with a singular verb when a large number of persons or things are
considered individually.
Example : Every student must bring his textbook tomorrow.
(iii) Either : It is used with a singular verb meaning 'anyone of the two' or 'each of the
two'.
Examples : (i) You can take either of the books. (Any of the two books)
(ii) High-rise buildings are being built on either side of the highway.
(on both the sides)
(iv) Neither : It is used with a singular verb, meaning 'not one or the other'.
Example : Neither book explains the topic in detail.
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