ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITECNICA DE CHIMBORAZO

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS PECUARIAS

Nombre: Coralia Garzón
Curso: Cuarto “A”
Materia: Ingles

THE ARTICLES
The articles are important in the English language, but for some reason, many students do
not use them when speaking. In this post I want to emphasize the importance of articles,
since native speakers quickly identify an incorrect sentence because an article was not used.

A/AN

These articles are known as the 'indefinite articles' because they do not specify which noun
you are talking about. For example, 'a table' could be any table, or you might want to eat 'an
apple' without choosing a specific one. The way to know which article to use is if the noun
begins with a vowel (the letters, 'a' 'e', 'i', 'or' or 'u'), you will use 'an'. However, if you start
with any consonant, then you will use 'a'.

THE
This is a 'definite article'. When you use this article, it means that you are talking about
something very specific. For example, "I bought the table". So I'm talking about a very
specific table that I bought.

EXAMPLES

1. I am a good student.

2. It is an old university .

3. He is a student.

4. She is a young woman.

5. He is an unusual man.

6. The actors were really good.

7. I remember the day we first met.

8. The car I bought broke down.

9. He has a son and a daughter. The daughter is a doctor.

10. The flower he gave her was very beautiful.