Articles Group # 2 Reem Mohammad Han Xinyang. What is an article?  An article is a little word that comes before a noun.  Basically, it is like an adjective.

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Articles Group # 2 Reem Mohammad Han Xinyang

What is an article?  An article is a little word that comes before a noun.  Basically, it is like an adjective.

YOUR SUBTOPICS GO HERE English has two articles Definite article The Indefinite article A / an

The definite article: The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns if I say: Let's read the book: I mean a specific book. Thank you for the apple : the listener knows which apple I am talking about. For example, If I say: Let's read a book: I mean any book rather than a specific book. I ate an apple: (any apple), the listener dose not know or need to know which apple was eaten The indefinite article a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns.

The indefinite article

Indefinite Articles: a and an A" and "an" signal that the noun modified is indefinite, referring to any member of a group. For example: "My daughter really wants a dog for Christmas." This refers to any dog. We don't know which dog because we haven't found the dog yet. "Somebody call a policeman!" This refers to any policeman. We don't need a specific policeman; we need any policeman who is available. "When I was at the zoo, I saw an elephant!" Here, we're talking about a single, non-specific thing, in this case an elephant. There are probably several elephants at the zoo, but there's only one we're talking about here.

Other uses  To refer to something for the first time: - An elephant and a mouse fell in love.  To refer to a kind of, or example of something: - The mouse had a tiny nose - The elephant had a long trunk - It was a very strange car  With singular nouns, after the words 'what' and 'such': - What a shame! - She's such a beautiful girl.

Remember, using a or an depends on the sound that begins the next word. So...

a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: a boy; a car; a bike; a zoo; a dog an + singular noun beginning with a vowel: an elephant; an egg; an apple; an idiot; an orphan a + singular noun beginning with a consonant sound: a user (sounds like 'yoo-zer,' i.e. begins with a consonant 'y' sound, so 'a' is used); a university; a unicycle In some cases where "h" is pronounced, such as "historical," us an: An historical event is worth recording.

If the noun is modified by an adjective, the choice between a and an depends on the initial sound of the adjective that immediately follows the article: a broken egg an unusual problem a European country (sounds like 'yer-o-pi-an,' i.e. begins with consonant 'y' sound)

Remember, too, that in English, the indefinite articles are used to indicate membership in a group: I am a teacher. (I am a member of a large group known as teachers.) Brian is an Irishman. (Brian is a member of the people known as Irish.) Seiko is a practicing Buddhist. (Seiko is a member of the group of people known as Buddhists.)

Definite Article: The

The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular.

Definite Article: The Example: The dog that bit me ran away. A dog bit me and ran away.

Count and Noncount Nouns The can be used with noncount nouns, or the article can be omitted entirely. "A/an" can be used only with count nouns.

Count and Noncount Nouns Example: "I love to sail over the water" (some specific body of water) "I love to sail over water" (any water). "I need a bottle of water." "I need a new glass of milk."

Exercise 1. One of the students said, “_____ professor is late today." 2. ____ church on the corner is progressive. 3. I bought ____ umbrella to go out in the rain. 4. ____ apple a day keeps the doctor away. 5. I need ___ water. 6. I need ___ cake.

Geographical use of “the”

Do not use the before: names of most countries/territories: Italy, Mexico, Bolivia; however, the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, the United States names of cities, towns, or states: Seoul, Manitoba, Miami names of streets: Washington Blvd., Main St. names of lakes and bays: Lake Titicaca, Lake Erie except with a group of lakes like the Great Lakes names of mountains: Mount Everest, Mount Fuji except with ranges of mountains like the Andes or the Rockies or unusual names like the Matterhorn names of continents (Asia, Europe) names of islands (Easter Island, Maui, Key West) except with island chains like the Aleutians, the Hebrides, or the Canary Islands

Do use the before: names of rivers, oceans and seas: the Nile, the Pacific points on the globe: the Equator, the North Pole geographical areas: the Middle East, the West deserts, forests, gulfs, and peninsulas: the Sahara, the Persian Gulf, the Black Forest, the Iberian Peninsula

Omission of Articles Some common types of nouns that don't take an article are: Names of languages and nationalities: Chinese, English, Spanish, Russian Names of sports: volleyball, hockey, baseball Names of academic subjects: mathematics, biology, history, computer science

Let’s test what we learned ????

Exercise : A or An In the following phrases, supply either a or an: 1. ____ bingo game 2. ____ idiot 3. ____ good job 4. ____ rotten plum 5. ____ used fork 6. ____ uncle An A A A A

Articles Exercise Fill in the blank with the appropriate article, a, an, or the, or leave the space blank if no article is needed. 1. I want ____ apple from that basket. 2. ____ church on the corner is progressive. 3. Miss Lin speaks ____ Chinese. 4. I borrowed ____ pencil from your pile of pencils and pens. 5. One of the students said, "____ professor is late today." 6 Eli likes to play ____ volleyball. an The No article needed a The

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