Rules
List the name of the articles?
A/An/The
Create one sentence with the following rule:
"A" and "an" signal that the noun modified is indefinite, referring to any member of a group.
"Somebody call a policeman!"
"When I was at the zoo, I saw an elephant!"
what are articles?
Are words used before nouns and define a noun as specific or unspecific.
Provide an example for the following rule:
A+ singular noun beginning with consonant.
a boy
a car
a bike
a zoo
a dog
What is the rule?
"Let's read the book,"
Use “the” before a singular or plural noun and to refers to a particular or specific noun.
"Let's read the book," It means a specific book.
Provide an example for the following rule:
an + singular noun beginning with a vowel.
an elephant
an egg
an apple
an idiot
an orphan
What is the rule?
This is the third time I have called you today.
Use “the” with superlatives and ordinal numbers.
Provide an example for the rule:
If the noun is modified by an adjective, the choice between a and an depends on the initial sound of the adjective that immediately follows the article.
A broken egg.
an unusual problem
A European country
What is the rule?
You can go anywhere in the world.
Use the to refer to people or objects that are unique.
Provide an example for the rule:
Use A/An To indicate membership in a group.
I am a teacher.
Brian is an Irishman.
Seiko is a practicing Buddhist.