ABSTRACT
Pronouns and determiners are generally thought of as two distinct word classes, the basic distinction being that determiners 'go with' nouns while pronouns stand alone. Several words which appear to be only determiners, such as the so-called possessive adjectives, can be accounted for. However, there are some determiners which cannot be spirited away in this manner, most obviously the two articles a/an and the, but also no and every. It is convenient to group the two word classes together, since a major issue in understanding their grammar is whether they occur with a noun or not. Determiners and their corresponding pronouns refer to basic ideas such as: quantities or amounts of things or people; possession by, or involvement with, people; closeness or distance from the speaker. As pronouns, quantifiers are often followed by of and a definite noun phrase. More as a deteminer/pronoun means 'a greater amount/number of something' but as an adverb means 'to a greater extent'.
