You use a "specific determiner" when people know exactly which thing(s) or person/people you are talking about.
The specific determiners are:
| The definite article : the |
| Demonstratives : this, that, these, those |
| Possessives : my, your, his, her, its, our, their |
You use "general determiners" to talk about people or things without saying exactly who or what they are.
The general determiners are:
| the indefinite articles : a, an |
a few
a little
all
another
any
|
both
each
either
enough
every
|
few
fewer
less
little
many
more
most
much
|
neither
no
other
several
some
|
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