General English · C2

Determiners at the Edge

At C2, article and determiner choice is often about discourse meaning: whether a referent is identifiable, generic, institutional, contrastive or newly introduced.

By the end of this lesson, you can:

  • ✓
    distinguish definite, indefinite and zero reference in difficult contexts
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    choose articles for generic, institutional and abstract reference
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    use advanced determiners to express scope and quantity precisely
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    control discourse anchoring with demonstratives and definite noun phrases
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    edit article and determiner choices for nuance rather than basic correctness

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