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Articles - a, an, the
Grammar
Pay attention when you see the word GRAMMAR!!!
Today we cover indefinite articles ( onbepaald lidwoord)
definite article (bepaald lidword)
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Grammar
Pay attention when you see the word GRAMMAR!!!
Today we cover indefinite articles ( onbepaald lidwoord)
definite article (bepaald lidword)
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Articles, a-an-the
Articles come before a noun
Before most nouns in English, you need to use an article.
We use them when we speak and when we write, there is no way to avoid them!
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an
- use before a vowel
a
e
i
o
u
an eye
an orange
SINGULAR NOUN
(or vowel sound)
h
an hour
an honest boy
SINGULAR NOUN
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a - use for a singular noun
Saying
"a"
can be the same as saying
"any"
Use "a" for general use (consonants)
Please give me a muffin
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The indefinite article a or an is used with:
Singular, count nouns to refer to a thing or an idea for the first time.
We have
a
cat and
a
dog.
There is
a
supermarket in Adam Street.
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The indefinate article is used:
with professions:
I am
a teacher
/ She is
an architect
with some expressions of quantity:
a pair of / a little / a few / a couple
with some expressions of frequency:
once a week / three times a day
in explanations with what + a count noun:
What a lovely day! What a pity!
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The - definite article
Use
"the"
when you are being specific
The 2nd time that you talk about the same noun
Example:
I bought some fruit,
the
fruit was bad
The speaker and the listener both know which noun you are talking about.
I left my book at
the
library
1% of countries in the world -
The
United States of America
The
United Kingdom -
The
United Arab Emirates -
The
Netherlands -
The
Maldives -
The
Canary Islands
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The - definite article is used:
before seas, rivers, hotels, pubs, theatres, museums and newspapers: the Atlantic, the British Museum, The Times, the Ritz
if there is only one of something: the sun, the Queen, the government
With superlative adjectives: He's the richest man in the world. Jane's the oldest in the class
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No Article
There is no article:
before plural and uncount nouns when talking about things in general:
I like potatoes. / Milk is good for you.
before countries,towns,streets,languages, magazines meals, airports, stations and mountains:
Victoria Station
before some places and with some forms of transport:
She goes to work by bus
In exclamations with
What
and an uncount noun:
What beautiful weather! What loud music!
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Note:
In the phrase go home, there is no article and no preposition.
I went home early. NOT I went to home
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practice
Articles
WORKBOOK page 30 exercises 1, 2, 3,
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