Articles: "A," "An," and "The"
Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. In English, there are three articles: a, an, and the.
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the article "a" "an" and "the"
indefinite Articles:" A" and "AN"
"A" used befor word theat begin with a consonant sound
Example ---- I saw a dog in the park.
"AN" is used before words that begin with a vowel soound .
Example ----- she ate an apple for lunch
Note the key is the sound that follow the article ,not just the first litter on the word
definite article " The"
"The " is used to refer to something specific or something that has already been mentioned or is know to both the speaker and listener
EXapmle ---- i saw the dog in the park.The dog was very friendly
EXEMPLE
I have a book on the table
He is an artist
The book on the table is mine
EXERCISE Fill in the blank with ( a. an . the )
I saw ...... cat outside my house.
she wants to buy.....apple from the store .
......car in front of our house is blue.
they adopted ......dog last week.
can you pass me ...... pen on the desk?
ANSWERS
a
an
the
a
the
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