Articles

Generic nouns=for generalizations! A banana is yellow. Bananas are yellow. Fruit is good for you. No articles Plural and non-count

Definite Nouns The speaker and listener are thinking about the same things. (p. 113-Azar) Thank you for the banana. (speaker + listener know which banana) Thank you for the bananas. (speaker + listener know which bananas) Thank you for the fruit. (speaker + listener know which fruit) THE is used with singular, plural and non-count!

Singular Count Nouns A singular count noun (ex. car) is always preceded by: indefinite article (a, an) OR definite article (the) OR this/that OR a possessive pronoun (his, hers, theirs) I drove a car. I drove this car. I drove her car. I drove the car

Generalizations Use plural without article. Use non-count without article. Use singular with indefinite article. Apples are my favorite fruit. Gold is a metal. An apple is my favorite fruit.

“White Board” Game With a partner, decide if a, an, the, or NOTHING should go in the blank. Write your answer on the white board. (Teacher will read the sentences from the handout.) (p. 72, Azar workbook)