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Davis Hull's avatar

"they can contain also more elements, as in the noun phrase almost all shoes, where we regard almost all as a Determinative Phrase."

Would you please tell me which determinative functions as the Head of the determinative phrase "almost all"?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Bas Aarts - English Grammar's avatar

It would be ‘all’, because ‘almost’ modifies ‘all’, which you can’t leave out.

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Davis Hull's avatar

Oh, okay. Your response is very much appreciated, sir.

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