Determiners are also used to affect a noun in some way. In fact, the articles we just looked at are a type of determiner. But there are some additional ones to note too, including demonstrative determiners and possessives.
Demonstrative determiners include ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’, and ‘those’. All of these describe the identity of the noun you are referring to.
To see the difference, look at what happens when you change a definite article for a demonstrative determiner.
Definite article: “The last time I saw her, she was getting into the red car with the man.”
Demonstrative determiner: “The last time I saw her, she was getting into that red car, with those men.”
The demonstrative form gives a much clearer idea of the identity of the noun.
Similarly, possessive pronouns show who the noun belongs to. These include “my”, “your”, “his”, “her”, “its”, and “our”.
Eg. “The last time I saw her, she was getting into my red car, with her boyfriend.”