How do nouns and articles go together?
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How do nouns and articles go
together?
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Nouns and articles
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Nouns and articles
A noun is a naming word. Nouns name people, animals, places, things
and feelings.
An article shows whether the noun is a specific thing, and whether there is more than one of
them.
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clouds
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the
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To show a noun is just one of many, use an indefinite article: a or an.
A fish can swim.
Use a if the noun starts with a consonant sound.
Use an if the noun starts with a vowel sound.
An apple is tasty.
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Choose a or an for these nouns.zooostrichfrogheirmonkeyhourzebraelephantantiguana
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ana
ana
ananan
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To show a specific noun, use the definite article: the.
Also use the to show more than one noun, no matter what sound it starts with.
The ice-cream is mine.
The ice-creams are mine!
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Choose an article to complete these sentences.
Dad’s strawberry jam is _______ best.
____ apple ____ day keeps my doctor away.
Z is _______ last letter in _______ alphabet.
That is _______ beautiful sunset.
Let’s play _______ game of handball.
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• A noun is a naming word. An article comes before a noun and shows something definite (the) or indefinite (a or an).
• In the following sentence, the nouns are red and the articles are blue. Mr Swinson knows my aunt and uncle who live on a farm in the country.
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