Articles!!

- What are articles?

Articles are used to clarify if a noun is specific or if a noun is not specific.They are used before the nouns or adjective.There are 2 kinds of articles:

• Definite articles - are used for specific nouns.
• "The" - is a definite articles
• Indefinite articles - are used for non specific nouns.
• "A- An" are indefinite articles
• It is used to refer to a noun that is not something or someone specific such as a pen, an apple, a bus).

• " A" or "An" is used when it is not important as to which the nounis refering to (example: an apple on the table, a pen on the table or a book from the room).
• It is unknown as to which the noun is referring to (example: a teacher in the hall, a letter in the mail box, a car in the street).
• "A" is used if the letter before the next word starts with a consonant (not a vowel a, e, i, o, u).
• An is used if the letter for the next word starts with a vowel (a, e, I, o, u).

Examples:

• I see a dog in the street.
• The girls see the big black dog on the other side of the street. **
• Please bring me a pen.*
• Please bring me the black pen that is on my desk.**
• I think that is a teacher from the school.*
• I think that is the math teacher.**

* A refers to something that is not specific, it is not clear or important as to which dog, pen or teacher.
** The refers to a specific pen "the black pen" not just any pen, "the big black dog" not just any dog, and "math teacher" not just any teacher.

Fill in the blanks with suitable Articles (- , a, an, the)

1) Do you like _________ new English teacher? Yeah, she is good.

2) We went to _________ station this morning to pick my father.

3) I am not keen on ________ food they serve in the cafeteria.

4) Where are _______ scissors?

5) They have forecast that in the next few weeks there will be a heavy downpour. I need to buy _______ umbrella.

6) Many wedding rings are made of _________ gold.

7) I am worried of _______ health of my grandfather. He visits the clinic quite often.

8) I eat ______apple and ______ orange for breakfast everyday.

9) We need ______ oxygen to be alive.

10) Balloons are full of _____ air.

11) My baby brother drinks _____ milk everyday.

12) ______ school was crowded with families and friends during ____Sports day.

Copy this down on your notebook and we will discuss the answers tomorrow.

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