Grammar - Articles
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ARTICLES FUNCTIONS EXAMPLES ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ are used with singular countable nouns a house, an eagle, the house Indefinite articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ ‘a’ and ‘an’ are used before singular countable nouns ‘a’ – with words that begin with consonant sounds ‘an’ - with words that begin with vowel sounds a girl, a computer, a tree, a university, a zebra, a unit, a uniform. an egg, an igloo, an hour, an orange, an umbrella, an idea, an owl Definite articles ‘the’ is used for: Particular thing, person or place Superlatives Person, place or thing mentioned before Things of which there is only one Seas, rivers, mountain, people of a place as a group. We saw the show, Ice Age, last night. Naim is the strongest boy in our class. He has a bicycle. The bicycle is new. The moon is bright tonight. They visited the Rocky Mountain last year. Omission of articles (no articles) We do not use any articles before proper nouns We do not use articles in front of uncountable nouns We do not use any articles before plural nouns where We will meet Suhaila this evening. Alice had rice and soup for her lunch just now. Studies show that guavas contain more vitamin C than they are used in a general sense oranges. Common errors 11 I’ll be there in a hour. I’ll be there in an hour. 11 I met an European yesterday. I met a European yesterday. 11 She is from United Kingdom. She is from the United Kingdom. 11 Shasha is tallest girl in our class. Shasha is the tallest girl in our class. EXERCISE A: Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’ 1. __________ tailor 2. __________ egg 3. __________ umbrella 4. __________ kind uncle 5. __________ odd angle EXERCISE B : Underline the answer 1. Aleena lives in (an, a) small village in Mentakab. 2. (A, The) city of Petaling Jaya was decorated with big posters and bright lights. 3. Jade is (a, an) precious stone. 4. My aunt is (a, an) accountant. 5. Her house is (the, a) one with the blue gate. 6. __________ expensive dress 7. __________ room 8. __________ interesting movie 9. __________ x-ray 10. __________ empty can
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ARTICLES
FUNCTIONS EXAMPLES
‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ are used with singular countable nouns
a house, an eagle, the house
Indefinite articles ‘a’ and ‘an’‘a’ and ‘an’ are used before singular countable nouns
‘a’ – with words that begin with consonant sounds
‘an’ - with words that begin with vowel sounds
a girl, a computer, a tree, a university, a zebra, a unit, a uniform.
an egg, an igloo, an hour, an orange, an umbrella, an idea, an owl
Definite articles ‘the’is used for: Particular thing, person or place Superlatives Person, place or thing mentioned
before Things of which there is only one Seas, rivers, mountain, people of a
place as a group.
We saw the show, Ice Age, last night.Naim is the strongest boy in our class.He has a bicycle. The bicycle is new.
The moon is bright tonight.They visited the Rocky Mountain last
year.
Omission of articles (no articles) We do not use any articles before
proper nouns We do not use articles in front of
uncountable nouns We do not use any articles before
plural nouns where they are used in a general sense
We will meet Suhaila this evening.
Alice had rice and soup for her lunch just now.
Studies show that guavas contain more vitamin C than oranges.
Common errors1. I’ll be there in a hour.
I’ll be there in an hour. 2. I met an European yesterday.
I met a European yesterday. 3. She is from United Kingdom. She is from the United Kingdom. 4. Shasha is tallest girl in our class.
Shasha is the tallest girl in our class.
EXERCISE A: Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’
1.
__________ tailor2. __________ egg3. __________ umbrella4. __________ kind uncle5. __________ odd angle
EXERCISE B: Underline the answer1. Aleena lives in (an, a) small village in Mentakab.
2. (A, The) city of Petaling Jaya was decorated with big posters and bright lights.
3. Jade is (a, an) precious stone.
4. My aunt is (a, an) accountant.
5. Her house is (the, a) one with the blue gate.
6. The opening ceremony will be held on (the, -) Saturday.
7. He helped out at (the, an) orphanage along Jalan Indah.
8. He will be here within (a, an) hour.
EXERCISE C: Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ where necessary.
1. Using ________ cellphone while driving can be dangerous.
2. Write two sentences on _______ piece of paper.
3. You must complete _______ essay right now.
4. _________ exam will begin at eight o’clock.
5. She spends several hours ______ day studying.
6. _________ chocolate is good for you.
7. _________ computer is faster and more accurate than a human.
6. __________ expensive dress7. __________ room8. __________ interesting movie9. __________ x-ray10. __________ empty can
8. Being ______ only child can be advantageous or disadvantageous.
9. Cars in Malaysia are driven on _______ left side of the road.
10. Do you know how to take _____ digital photograph?
