How to Use A, The, and Some July 10 th, 2009

Sheep are white. Sheep are soft. Sheep have four legs. The sheep is eating.

Basketball!

I don’t like ______ dogs.

I don’t like dogs.

Last night, I was bitten by ____ dog.

Last night, I was bitten by a dog.

______ dog had brown hair and was very small.

The dog had brown hair and was very small.

It was _____ ugliest dog in Korea.

It was the ugliest dog in Korea.

I ran after _____ dog.

I ran after the dog.

We ran past _______ buildings.

We ran past some buildings.

The dog ran into ______ last building.

The dog ran into the last building.

I stopped. Normally, _______ dark nights don’t scare me. Last night was very, very dark though.

I stopped. Normally, dark nights don’t scare me. Last night was very, very dark though.

_______ bats flew past me. I was scared.

Some bats flew past me. I was scared.

______ moon was very bright…

The moon was very bright…

…until ______ clouds covered it up.

…until some clouds covered it up.

Then, _____ most handsome man in the world stepped out of the building.

Then, the most handsome man in the world stepped out of the building.

He wore a crown. Normally, ______ crowns are gold, but his was made of paper.

He wore a crown. Normally, crowns are gold, but his was made of paper.

He said: I am ____ prince. Please marry me.

He said: I am a prince. Please marry me.

I said: A small dog bit me. Is ____ dog yours?

I said: A small dog bit me. Is the dog yours?

He said yes, and I refused to marry him. He gave me _____ bandages and I rode home.

He said yes, and I refused to marry him. He gave me some bandages and I rode home.