ARTICLES

Articles

Indefinite Article

Definite Article

Zero Article
No article is necessary

e.g.: a, an

e.g.: the

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Articles Example

The is used to refer to: - a place or event - only one of its kind - the superlative form of the adjective - someone or something that is mentioned a second time

the Sunway Resort,the SEA Games the sun, the moon the youngest boy, the longest day They baked a cake. The cake was delicious.

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Articles Example

We use a and an to mean one person, animal or object A is used before words that begin with consonants. E.g. b, p, t, s, etc. An is used before words that begin with vowels e.g. a, e, i, o, u and for words that begin with a vowel sound e.g. hour

a man, an elephant, an ant a ball, a train, a chair, a duck an apple, an elephant, an umbrella, an Indian, an orange

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Articles
An article is usually not necessary before: - proper nouns - names of materials, sport, meals, subjects

Example
I am going to a, an, the Kelantan. This cup is made of a, an, the plactic. He likes to play a, an, the football. She has a, an, the lunch at 1 oclock. I am good at a, an, the Mathematics.

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Exercises Fill in the blanks.

Mother bought me ____ red blouse at the new shop. _____ Rejang River is the longest in Malaysia. Alisha is ____ most intelligent girl in class. The oil tanker sank in _____ Atlantic Ocean. He has ____ idea of what he wants to do. You must do better in _____ Geography the next time. The chair is heavy. It is made of ____ iron. I bought ____ new computer this morning. ____ computer is in my room. 9. He waited at the bus stop for _____ hour. 10. Mr. Xu is ____ engineer at ____ United Kingdom.