Determiner or an Adverb

Question

Is "that" a determiner or an adverb for the sentence below?

"There are so many sites that you can even find birthday haiku or pop culture haiku."

Answer 1

The word, "that", is actually a determiner, a demonstrative pronoun, and a relative pronoun (based on Cambridge Dictionary at www.dictionary.cambridge.org). "We use [the word] that to point to a thing or a person. We use it with singular nouns. The thing or person is often distant from the speaker annd sometimes closer to the listener, or not visible to either the speaker or listener". For example:

Can you pass me that green bowl over there? (determiner)

That's Melissa in the white shirt, isn't it? (pointing to one of a selection of different pain colors)

If he gets that job in London, he'll be able to visit us more often. (referring back to something already mentioned)

She picked up the hairbrush that she had left on the bed. (relative pronoun)

I disagree the word "that" is used as an adverb because adverbs are meant to express a specific detail. Using the word "that" is an ambiguous word and not specific.

Answer 2

Hello Fulvio!

Adverbs and determiners are often used interchangeably. However, it should be important to note that although all determiners are considered adverbs, all adverbs are NOT considered determiners. A determiner is a a word which specifies the noun within the sentence. In this case, the noun „“sites“ have been specified, and so “that“ is considered an adverb, since the noun has already been specified. Thank you!

Best Regards,

Haresh Kittu