Articles

Parts of Speech Indefinite and definite articles - use with a singular noun - use with jobs

‘The’ Do you remember the dog? Fido Specific I remember the dog. definite

‘a’ Let’s buy a dog for our mother. mmm…. A dog.. indefinite

What about going to a restaurant? indefinite

What about going to the Hilton tonight? definite

It’s a telephone box.There are a lot of telephone boxes in London. It’s the telephone box. Do you know which one? There is one/a telephone box in the village. Do you know which one? indefinite definite

I need an electrician. I need the electrician. indefinite definite

Plural nouns Usually NO article with plural nouns for general information Five coloured balloons and six glasses. There are two hats. There are three men and three women. general information

Known Plural nouns There are five coloured balloons and six glasses in the picture. The people are at a party. Known (definite) plural noun Please look at the picture. definite

In the picture there are six people. A man with a blue shirt has a hat on his head. The man has a glass in his hand. The glass has champagne in it. indefinite definiteindefinite definite