oxford practice grammar articles (1): a, an, or the #49

first, let’s compare a and an oxford grammar practice #49

consonants we use abefore words which begin with (b,c,d,f…) oxford grammar practice #49

a doctor a big car a girl oxford grammar practice #49

we also use abefore u when it sounds like the word ‘you’ and before eu oxford grammar practice #49

sounds like ‘you’ starts with u = university auniversity oxford grammar practice #49

sounds like ‘you’ starts with = eu a European city oxford grammar practice #49

we use an before words which begin with vowels (a,e,i,o,u) oxford grammar practice #49

an apple an interesting film oxford grammar practice #49

we also use an before words that begin with a silent h oxford grammar practice #49

silent ‘h’ = hour an hour oxford grammar practice #49

hard ‘h’ = house a house oxford grammar practice #49

next, let’s compare a/anand the oxford grammar practice #49

Mary: I bought a CD player and a TV yesterday. Joe: Was the CD player expensive? oxford grammar practice #49

we usually use a/anwith a noun to talk about a person or thing for the first time oxford grammar practice #49

a CD player oxford grammar practice #49

we usually use thewhen we talk about the person or thing again oxford grammar practice #49

the CD player = the one that Mary bought oxford grammar practice #49

however, there are some special uses of a/an and the oxford grammar practice #49

we use a/anwith prices, frequency and speeds oxford grammar practice #49

prices It costs £2 a litre oxford grammar practice #49

frequency I drink about three cups of coffee a day oxford grammar practice #49

speeds You’re driving at ninety miles an hour oxford grammar practice #49

we use a/an before hundred, thousand, and million oxford grammar practice #49

a hundred people a thousand days oxford grammar practice #49

we use a/anfor talking about jobs oxford grammar practice #49

I’m a bank manager oxford grammar practice #49

we use the when there is only one of something oxford grammar practice #49

May I turn on the TV? oxford grammar practice #49

Where’s Mary? She’s in the kitchen. oxford grammar practice #49

we use the with musical instruments oxford grammar practice #49

I play the guitar. Jane plays the violin. oxford grammar practice #49

works cited Coe, Norman, Mark Harrison, and Ken Paterson. Oxford Practice Grammar Basic with Answers. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2006.