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English Grammar. Guide & Exercises - Sarah Davis
ENGLISH GRAMMAR GUIDE & EXERCISES
Sarah Davis
Copyright © 2014 by Sarah Davis
Smashwords Edition
The Article
Def!: The article can be:
definite the
indefinite ‘a’/ ‘an’
zero
!In English, the definite articles does not change their form after the nouns gender. It is the same article for all the nouns.
You can read the
in two different ways after the word’s first letter. If the word starts with:
a consonant or a semi-vocal (e, o, u, w, y) it is read: [dă]
a vowel or mute h
, it is read: [di]
E.g: the potato, the tomato, the orange, etc.
It is used in front of:
Examples:
a noun well defined
the house
the table
a noun used with a general meaning
the wind
the sky
the animals
the past
a noun that define something unique
the moon
the Qeen
the earth
the sun
a noun at singular
the book
the box
the letter
a noun at superlative
the best cat
the smallest mouse
the kindest woman
a name of a river
the Trent
the Thames
the Danube
a name of a cardinal point
the West
the North Pole
a name of a sea or ocean
the Black Sea
the Atlantic Ocean
a name of a country
the United Kingdom
the Roman Empire
a name of a historical period
the Stone Age
the Modern Age
a name of a garden
the Botanical Garden
the Garden of Parliament
a name of a paper
the Times
the News Paper
a name of a musical instrument
the guitar
the piano
a name of a building
the Parliament Building
the Twin Buildings
a family name
the Millers
the Johnsons
the Jacksons
the cardinal numeral
the firs
the second
the third
! If you talk about a particular situation you should use the indefinite article a/an
.
If the word starts with:
a consonant or a semi-vocal (e, o, u, w, y) you use "a"
a vowel or mute h
, you should use "an"
It is used to name a specific object:
Examples:
something that we see
for the first time
I found a man inside
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