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Introduction Md. Mamun Miah Assistant Teacher Purba Jalkuri Adarsha High School Jalkuri, Narayangonj Class: Nine Subject: English 2 nd Paper

Article

By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to… Learning outcomes *tell the defination of article *write the kinds of articles *fill in the gaps with articles or cross * ask and answer the questions of all kinds of articles.

What is the article ? Generally the words, “ A, An and The “ are called the article.

There are two kinds of articles. 1. Definite article (the) 2. Indefinite articles (a, an). Both kinds of articles are used before nouns. There are two kinds of articles. 1. Definite article (the) 2. Indefinite articles (a, an). Both kinds of articles are used before nouns.

Where is the article “ A “ used ? Usually the article is used before a countable and singular noun but it sits before the word which starts with a letter “ Consonant “.

cat clock horse a a a a monkey a fishaplayer

Where is the article “ An “ used ? Usually the article is used before a countable and singular noun but it sits before the word which starts with a letter “one of vowels, (a, e, I, o,u) “.

an elephant an ant an applean orange

Where is the article “ The “ used ? Usually the article is used before a particular noun which can be singular, plural, countable and uncountable.

earthThe QuranThemoon

Before Three things The part of things Only one thing 1. I will eat the yellow part of the eggs. 2. I ate the small portion of the cake. 1. I will eat the yellow part of the eggs. 2. I ate the small portion of the cake. Bangladesh is near the Bay of Bengal. The sky is blue, The sun rises in the east. The moon shines at night. Bangladesh is near the Bay of Bengal. The sky is blue, The sun rises in the east. The moon shines at night.

Before Collective noun The class is making noise. The army is active. Before Uncountable noun The water of this sea is blue, The gold of this ring is pure.

Before Two “S” Superlative Special class The rich are not happy, The poor are born to suffer, The poor deserve our sympathy The rich are not happy, The poor are born to suffer, The poor deserve our sympathy He is the best boy in the class, The crow is the ugliest bird, This is the most important note. He is the best boy in the class, The crow is the ugliest bird, This is the most important note.

Evaluation 1.What is the article? 2.How many kinds of articles do you find? 3.Write five examples of the definite article

Group Work Give ten examples from every kind of articles.

Home work Compare and contrast between the definite and indefinite articles.

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