Articles and Demonstratives Objective: I can identify an article and a demonstrative and use each one correctly.

ARTICLES – What are they? An article is a special kind of adjective. They indicate a noun will follow. There are three (3) articles: a an the

ARTICLES- How to use them The describes one specific item or items. Example: The house was sold to the new family.

ARTICLES- How to use them A and an refer to any one item of a group. Use a before words that begin with a consonant sound. EX. A sports car is fun to drive. Use an before words that begin with a vowel sound. EX. An eager driver with choose an electrifying vehicle.

DEMONSTRATIVES – What are they? Demonstrative adjectives are used to point out something. There are four (4) demonstratives: this that these those

DEMONSTRATIVES – How they are used singular plural near this these far that those

Examples Take this pencil. Sit in that chair. Jane wrote these books. William watched those movies.

Demonstratives as Pronouns Demonstratives can also appear alone as a pronoun. Take this to your parent. Put that in your locker. Those don’t belong here. I enjoy these the most.

William Shakespeare was (an, the) English playwright. Your Turn! William Shakespeare was (an, the) English playwright.

Was he (a, the) greatest writer of all time? Your Turn! Was he (a, the) greatest writer of all time?

(A, The) town of Stratford-on-Avon was his birthplace. Your Turn! (A, The) town of Stratford-on-Avon was his birthplace.

Shakespeare was (a, an) country boy. Your Turn! Shakespeare was (a, an) country boy.

He was (a, an) poet and (a, an) actor. Your Turn! He was (a, an) poet and (a, an) actor.

His plays caused (a, an) sensation in London. Your Turn! His plays caused (a, an) sensation in London.

Your Turn! Shakespeare had one of (a, the) largest vocabularies of any English writer.

Many of his plays were performed at (a, the) Globe Theatre. Your Turn! Many of his plays were performed at (a, the) Globe Theatre.

Romeo and Juliet is (a, an) popular play. Your Turn! Romeo and Juliet is (a, an) popular play.

Your Turn! (An, The) annual celebration of Shakespeare’s birth takes place on April 23.

(This, That) biography I’m holding is about Florence Nightengale. Your Turn! (This, That) biography I’m holding is about Florence Nightengale.

(This, These) woman dreamed of being a nurse. Your Turn! (This, These) woman dreamed of being a nurse.

Her friends encouraged (that, those) dream. Your Turn! Her friends encouraged (that, those) dream.

(That, Those) sick soldiers lacked expert care. Your Turn! (That, Those) sick soldiers lacked expert care.

(This, These) injustice created great concern. Your Turn! (This, These) injustice created great concern.

(This, These) concern brought about reforms. Your Turn! (This, These) concern brought about reforms.

Florence Nightengale led (that, those) nurses. Your Turn! Florence Nightengale led (that, those) nurses.

Your Turn! Nightengale could organize and take care of details, and (that, those) abilities made her successful.

(This, These) behavior was unusual for a rich woman of her time. Your Turn! (This, These) behavior was unusual for a rich woman of her time.

Florence Nightengale’s achievements remain famous to (this, that) day. Your Turn! Florence Nightengale’s achievements remain famous to (this, that) day.

A P A P A A P P ___ (Those, This) cattle are running away. Choose the demonstrative that best completes the sentence. Then identify it as a pronoun OR adjective. A ___ (Those, This) cattle are running away. ___ (These, This) is the last straw. ___ I gave you (that, those) books yesterday. ___ I will forget (this, these) if I don’t write it down. ___ (This, These) actors are very skilled. ___ (Those, This) fruit is rotten. ___ (These, That) is all there is. ___ (This, Those) are stinky. P A P A A P P