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1/11/2014
Indefinite Articles: A / AN
1 - We use A before a word beginning with a consonant sound.
A cat
A chair
A new car
A house
A university
A new car
2 - We use AN before a word beginning with a vowel sound.
An animal
An elephant
An old computer
An hour
3 - We use A / AN:
* Before a singular countable noun when it is the first time we mention it
He lives in a house
* Before certain numbers
A hundred
A thousand
A million
* With professions
He is an actor.
She is a dentist.
4 – We can’t use A / AN
* Before plural nouns
Dogs are lovely animals.
* Before uncountable nouns like milk / advice / furniture / sugar
Would you like some milk?
* Before names of meals (breakfast / lunch / tea / dinner)
We have lunch at 12 o’clock.
Note: we use a + adjective + meal
We had a good breakfast.
A cat
A chair
A new car
A house
A university
A new car
2 - We use AN before a word beginning with a vowel sound.
An animal
An elephant
An old computer
An hour
3 - We use A / AN:
* Before a singular countable noun when it is the first time we mention it
He lives in a house
* Before certain numbers
A hundred
A thousand
A million
* With professions
He is an actor.
She is a dentist.
4 – We can’t use A / AN
* Before plural nouns
Dogs are lovely animals.
* Before uncountable nouns like milk / advice / furniture / sugar
Would you like some milk?
* Before names of meals (breakfast / lunch / tea / dinner)
We have lunch at 12 o’clock.
Note: we use a + adjective + meal
We had a good breakfast.
Definite Article: THE
1 - We use THE:
* With plural nouns
The books are expensive.
* With singular nouns when it is the second time we mention it
There is a car in the street… The car is blue.
* When the noun is followed by a clause or a phrase
The boy that you met yesterday is my brother.
Look at the man next to the horse!
* Before names of musical instruments
I can play the piano and the guitar.
* Before nouns which are unique
The moon
The sun
The earth
The sky
The North Pole
The Parthenon
* Before the words: morning / afternoon / evening.
I watch TV in the evening.
* Before names of rivers, seas, oceans, chains of mountains, plural names of countries.
The Nile
The Mediterranean
The Pacific
The Andes
The Sahara
The USA
The Netherlands
* Before nationalities
The Japanese
The British
* Before names of families
The Smiths
2 - We cant’ use THE:
* Before proper nouns
Mary is very intelligent.
* Before plural nouns when we talk about them in general
Children like playing. (i.e. children in general)
* Before names of sports
I play tennis and golf.
* Before the word home.
She is at home
They went home
He arrived home at 8:00.
* Before certain nouns when they are used for their primary purpose.
We go to school / university. (to study)
We go to church. (to pray)
She is in hospital (She is a patient)
Go to bed! (to sleep)
She is at work. She went to work. (She is a worker)
They went to prison. (They are prisoners)
Definite and Indefinite articles.(Exercises) Try these great links:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/artikel_a.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/artikel_a2.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/articles/index.php
http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.an.i.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/artikel_the.htm
* With plural nouns
The books are expensive.
* With singular nouns when it is the second time we mention it
There is a car in the street… The car is blue.
* When the noun is followed by a clause or a phrase
The boy that you met yesterday is my brother.
Look at the man next to the horse!
* Before names of musical instruments
I can play the piano and the guitar.
* Before nouns which are unique
The moon
The sun
The earth
The sky
The North Pole
The Parthenon
* Before the words: morning / afternoon / evening.
I watch TV in the evening.
* Before names of rivers, seas, oceans, chains of mountains, plural names of countries.
The Nile
The Mediterranean
The Pacific
The Andes
The Sahara
The USA
The Netherlands
* Before nationalities
The Japanese
The British
* Before names of families
The Smiths
2 - We cant’ use THE:
* Before proper nouns
Mary is very intelligent.
* Before plural nouns when we talk about them in general
Children like playing. (i.e. children in general)
* Before names of sports
I play tennis and golf.
* Before the word home.
She is at home
They went home
He arrived home at 8:00.
* Before certain nouns when they are used for their primary purpose.
We go to school / university. (to study)
We go to church. (to pray)
She is in hospital (She is a patient)
Go to bed! (to sleep)
She is at work. She went to work. (She is a worker)
They went to prison. (They are prisoners)
Definite and Indefinite articles.(Exercises) Try these great links:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/artikel_a.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/artikel_a2.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/articles/index.php
http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.an.i.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/artikel_the.htm
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