1. Words or phrases that come before determiners in a noun phrase to modify or specify the noun; in English grammar, words like 'all', 'both', 'half', and 'such' that precede articles or other determiners.
Usage: linguistics term; plural form of 'predeterminer'

Examples

• In the phrase 'all the students', 'all' is a predeterminer that comes before the determiner 'the'.
• Predeterminers like 'both' and 'half' modify the entire noun phrase that follows.
• The sentence 'Such a beautiful day' contains 'such' as a predeterminer.
• Linguists classify predeterminers as a distinct category of function words in English grammar.
• Understanding predeterminers helps students analyze the structure of complex noun phrases.