Khéa Ngo phép co biin GV: Nguyén Qujnh Trang Facebook: lopeoquynhtrang MAO TU VIDEO va LOI GIAI CHI TIET chi cé tai website MOON.VN éng Anh 10-2017)| [Truy cp tab Tiéng Anh — Khoa: Ngi Phép Co Ban (Chwong trinh T Tai ligu thém Ngir Phap co’ ban Bai 3: Mao tir Articles An article is an adjective. Like adjectives, articles modify nouns. A,an and the are called articles A, an are called indefinite articles The is called definite article The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns. A/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. Use of Articles CED Cn neers | Cortes teres 1 a i] San ety Plural aes zero (9) al EG eC) EVEL TS o Ces eetita |G ier) Hoe dé khang dinh minh 1 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98GV: Nguyén Qujnh Trang Facebook: lopeoquynhtrang LT Articles + Are used with certain categories of proper nouns + Are used with common nouns or noun phrases + Consist of the indefinite article (aan) and the definite article (the) + Are absent in non-specific cases and are indicated by the @ (zero article) first, lets compare aandan a= one person or one thing acar a small ear a small pink ear a= one person or one thing a woman a young woman a friendly young woman > Before beginning with a consonant sound. (Eg) a boy, a bird > Before a singular noun beginning (Eg) a book, a school, a dog. > Even before vowel letters which don’t have vowel sound. (Eg) a European, a unit, a union. Some words start with a vowel letter but begin with a consonant sound, so we use a before these words too. We use a before words that begin with a consonant. ‘An’ is used Before a word beginning with a vowel Moon.va - Hoc khang dinh minh 2 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98Khéa Ngir phap co’ bi GV: Nguyén Quynh Trang. Facebook: lopcoquynhtrang (Eg) an idiot, an apple Before a word beginning with 'h' but not sounded (Eg) an honour, an hour, an honest man We use an before words that begin with a vowel sound . "The? is used. 1 Before unique objects (Eg) the sun, the sky, the moon 2.Before the names of mountains, rivers, oceans, deserts etc. (Eg) the Ganges, the Sahara, the Pacific 3.Before the names of books (Eg) the Bible, the Ramayana, the Quran 4, Before the superlative degree (Eg) the best, the tallest 5. Before musical instruments (Eg) the flute, the violin 6. Before an adjective to denote a whole class (Eg) the old, the rich, the poor We use the when we know that there is only one of a particular thing. Omission of article 1. Before the names of relations (father, uncle,sister ) 2. Before the names of materi 3. Before proper noun ( Lotus, Chennai, Priya ) 4, Before abstract noun (honesty, wisdom, truth ) 5. Before language (Tamil, Hindi, English ) 6. Before certain phrases (at noon, by train, on foot ) ‘These categories of proper nouns do not require “the” (gold, silver, diamond ) Moon.vni - Hoc dé khang dinh minh 3 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98Khéa Ngit phap co bi GV: Nguyén Quynh Trang Facebook: lopcoquynhtrang Categories People’s names Cities and states Singular names of countries Examples John Locke Bangkok, Negri Sembilan Indonesia, Austral Months/days May, Tuesday Streets Pickering Street, Holland Road Religious buildings St. Andrew’s Cathedral Mountains Mount Fuji Parks Hyde Park Lakes Lake Vietoria The proper nouns below require “the”. Categories Examples Museums and galleries the Asian Civilization Museum Buildings ighways Seas and oceans Rivers and deserts Periods and events in history Bridges Countries with United, Union, Kingdom, Republic Island groups ending in ()s the University Cultural Centre the Pan-Island Expressway the South China Sea the Mississippi, the Gobi desert the Dark Ages the Manhattan Bridge the United States, the People’s Republic of China the Philippines Moon.vni - Hoc dé khang dinh minh 4 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98