Definite and Indefinite articles (The, a, an, no article)
Where did we park ______ car?
"the" because we are talking about a specific noun.
I read a great book yesterday. _____ book was a mystery about a crime in New York City.
"the" The noun has been introduced and now identified (second mention)
I think that being _____ honest person is a good quality.
"an" VOWEL SOUND
_______ women are more intelligent than men.
Generalizing - no article
_______ sun comes up in the east and goes down in the west.
"the" Use the definite article "the" with nouns that are easily identified or universally known (everyone in the world knows what the sun is)
Where did you leave ________ keys?
"the" because we are talking about a specific noun.
Martha just bought _____ new backpack. The backpack is red.
"a". Use "a/an" to talk about a noun for the first time
I'd like to buy ______ umbrella.
"an" It precedes a vowel sound.
Look at those teenagers! __________ boys are vandalising the walls!!!
"The"
There are beautiful lakes and mountains in _______ north of Italy.
"the" before some geographical names
Sheri needs _____ new car.
"a". We are not talking about a car in particular.
I found _____ old dress that belonged to my mother in the attic. The dress was beautiful, with pearl buttons and lace.
"an". Use "a/an" to talk about a noun for the first time
I arrived _________ hour ago.
"an"
________ medical care is very expensive in the United States.
Don't use an article when you make a general statement about a whole group or category.
Our class went to _____USA to learn English.
"the" after some plural noun places
Sam is _________ engineer.
"a" or "an" go before job titles
I bought 1) _____ new skirt yesterday. 2)_____ skirt was on sale!
1)"a" and 2) "the"
Mary is ______ very energetic person.
"a"
___________ most people like vacations.
You don't need an article if you are making a general statement about a whole group or category.
We spent some lovely days in __________ London.
No article before most cities countries and continents
Marsha needs________ milk for the baby.
nothing or "some"- Milk is uncountable!
I saw 1)_____ orangutan and 2)_____ tiger at the zoo yesterday. 3)______ orangutan was acting very silly and 4) ____ tiger was acting very aggressively.
1) "an", 2) "a", 3) "the", 4) "the"
I decided to visit _____ university in New York to see if I wanted to go there.
"a"
"U" sounds like a consonant sound in "university"
I hate snakes! I refused to see a documentary about ________ snakes that were found behind a wall in a cottage.
"the" a group of snakes in particular.
1)_____ moon rotates around the Earth. Saturn also has 2) _____ moon.
"the" and "a"