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ARTICLES
A,
Nouns : animals (cat, dog ) people (teacher, boy) objects (pens, pencils)
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The article a
A is used in front of singular nouns
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Examples
There
is a rat under my table. We want to buy a car for my mother. There is a zoo near my uncles house. The children have a rabbit as a pet. I have a brother and also a sister.
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The article an
An
is used in front of singular nouns which begin with vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u) An is used only for countable nouns.
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Examples
An
ant fell into his coffee. I eat an apple every day. She saw an elephant at the circus. Martina wants to buy an umbrella. Mrs Rajaratnam is an Indian lady.
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Special case
He
a unit in his a
My
The words unit and university begin with a consonant or y sound so the article a is used.
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Special case
Please
an
very slowly.
The words L-license and hours begin with a vowel sound so the article an is used.
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BREAK!
You have been kidnapped and locked up in a hut on a deserted island. You managed to untie yourself and are trying to escape. You look around the hut and see the things listed below. Decide FIVE objects you will take with you. Give reasons for your decision.
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axe
hammer
blanket gun
knife ladder
guitar
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(singular, plural, countable and uncountable). It is used when we speak about a specific person, thing, place or country.
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Examples
The
king will visit Perak next week. The Philippines is made up of many island.
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is also used when we speak about something or someone for the second time.
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Examples
A
hunter shot a tiger. The tiger had killed many goats. I bought a shirt. The shirt is red in colour.
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Examples
The
biggest cake won the prize. He is the tallest boy in the class. She is the most beautiful girl in the school.
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a, an or the.
Sam won _____prize at the competition. _______quietest girl answered the question. My mother gave me ____doll yesterday. The king bought ____aeroplane. They are going to watch ____football match. It was cloudy so we could not see ____sun. He ate ____bowl of rice yesterday. We must finish our work in ____hour. The boys had _____fight in the field. My brother studies in ______university.
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