INTEGRATING PROJECT

o CASTILLO MARTINEZ RODRIGO

o MUÑOZ MUÑOZ MIGUEL
o ZUÑIGA VAZQUEZ ANDREA

UTL  ITI 903A
SKILL 52 USE ARTICLES WITH
SINGULAR NOUNS
 Articles ("a," "an," and "the") are determiners or noun markers that function
to specify if the noun is general or specific in its reference. Often the article
chosen depends on if the writer and the reader understand the reference of
the noun.
 The articles "a" and "an" are indefinite articles. They are used with a
singular countable noun when the noun referred to is nonspecific or generic.
 The article "the" is a definite article. It is used to show specific reference and
can be used with both singular and plural nouns and with both countable
and uncountable nouns

Uncountable noun: The noun refers to something that cannot be counted.

I have money. (uncountable — no article needed)

Countable noun: The noun has both a singular and plural form. The plural
is usually formed by adding an "–s" or an "–es" to the end of it.

I have books. (countable plural —no article needed)

I have a book. (countable singular — article needed)

 The following chart outlines the key information that you should remember
about articles with singular nouns:

A singular noun must have an article (a, an, the) or some other determiner such
as my or each. (A plural noun or an uncountable noun may or may not have an
article.)

Sentence: Trip is a singular contable noun, in this case we have to use the aticle “a”
before the noun “trip”. The correct way is “She is takin a trip with friends”
SKILL 53 DISTINGUISH A AND AN
Difference between 'a' and 'an'
'A' and 'an' are both indefinite articles used before nouns or before adjectives that
modify nouns. To determine if you should use 'a' or 'an' before a word, you need to
listen to the sound the word begins with.

There are two exceptions to this rule: u and h. When u is pronounced like the
consonant y (as in usual), it is preceded by the article a rather than an. When h is
not pronounced (as in honor), it is preceded by the article an rather than a.

The following chart outlines the key information about the use of a and an:

A AND AN

A A is used in front of a singular noun with a consonant sound.

AN An is used in front of a singular noun with a vowel sound.

Be careful of nouns beginning with H or u. They may have a vowel or a consonant

sound.

SKILL 54 MAKE ARTICLES AGREE

WITH NOUNS
The definite article (the) is used for both singular and plural nouns, so agreement is
not a

problem with the definite article. However, because the use of the indefinite article
is different for singular and plural nouns, you must be careful of agreement
between the indefinite article and the noun. One very common error is to use the
singular indefinite article (a or an) with a plural noun.

He saw a* new movies.

They traveled to a* nearby mountains.

Do you have another* books?

In these examples, you should not have a or an because the nouns are plural. The
following sentences are possible corrections of the sentences.

He saw a new movie. They traveled to a Do you have another

(singular) nearby mountain. book? (singular)
(singular)
He saw new movies. Do you have other
(plural) They traveled to books? (plural
nearby mountains.
(plural)

The following chart states the key point for you to remember about the agreement
of

articles with nouns:

AGREEMENT OF ARTICLES WITH NOUNS

You should never use a or an with a plural noun.

SKILL 55 DISTINGUISH SPECIFIC

AND GENERAL IDEAS
With countable singular nouns it is possible to use either the definite or the
indefinite article, but they have different meanings. The definite article is used to
refer to one specific noun.

 Tom will bring the book tomorrow. (There is one specific book that Tom will
bring tomorrow.)
 He will arrive on the first Tuesday in July. (There is only one first Tuesday in
July.)
 He sailed on the Pacific Ocean. (There is only one Pacific Ocean.)

The indefinite article is used when the noun could be one of several different
nouns.
  Tom will bring a book tomorrow. (Tom will bring any one book.)
 He will arrive on a Tuesday in July. (He will arrive on one of four Tuesdays
in July.)
 He sailed on an ocean. (He sailed on any one of the world's oceans.)

The following chart outlines the key information that you should understand about
specific and general ideas: