ARTICLES & POSSESSIVES

Chalida Piyajittra No. 10

Sitanan Wongsurith No. 22

Thitika Chaibandit No. 23

Titayaporn Schmidt No. 25

M.4/2
 ARTICLES

 An article is a word that used with a noun to

indicate the type of reference being made by the
noun.
 ARTICLES

There are 2 types of articles : Indefinite Article

: Definite Article
 INDEFINITE ARTICLE

Indefinite Article are a and an.

HOW TO USE A AND AN
We use a and an when introduce something or
someone you have not mentioned before

We use a when the noun you are referring to

begins with a consonant.

Ex. a spoon, a tiger, a book etc.

 We use an when the noun you are referring to begins
with a vowel.
Ex. an elephant, an apple etc.

 We use a and an before singular nouns that can be

count
Ex. He has a cat.
This is an orange.
 Exception
We say "university" with a "y" sound at the
beginning as though it were spelt "youniversity".
So, "a university" IS correct.

We say "hour" with a silent h as though it were

spelt "our".
So, "an hour" IS correct.
 DEFINITE ARTICLE

Definite Article is “the”.

 HOW TO USE “THE”

We use “the” with Singular nouns and Plural

nouns and when we have already mentioned the
thing we are talking about.
We use “the” before noun that have one thing in the
world
Ex. The sun, the moon, the sky etc.

We use “the” before family’s name, newspaper’s name

and place’s name.
Ex. The Browns (Family’s name)
The Nation (Newspaper’s name)
The Sahara (Place’s name)
EXCEPTION THAT NO
NEED TO USE ARTICLE
The meal’s name Ex. Breakfast, etc.

The language’s name and subject’s name

Ex. English, Thai, etc.

The day’s name Ex. Wednesday, Monday, etc.

The festival’s name Ex. Christmas, etc.

EXCEPTION THAT NO
NEED TO USE ARTICLE
The Season’s name Ex. Summer, etc.

The city’s name and the country’s name

Ex. Thailand, Texas, etc.

The continent’s name Ex. Asia, Europe, etc.

The sport’s name Ex. Football, Tennis, etc.

 POSSESSIVES
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 possessives: nouns

 possessives: adjectives

 possessives: pronouns

 possessives: questions
 POSSESSIVES: NOUNS

We use a noun with ’s with a singular noun to

show possession:
Ex. We are having a party at John’s house.

 We use s’ with a plural noun ending in -s:

Ex. This is my parents’ house.

 POSSESSIVES: NOUNS

 But we use ’s with other plural nouns:

Ex. These are men’s shoes.

 POSSESSIVES: ADJECTIVES

Subject Object Possessive

I me my
He him his
She her her
It it its
We us our
They them their
You you your
POSSESSIVES: ADJECTIVES
We use possessive adjectives:
to show something belongs to somebody
Ex. My car is very old.
for relations and friends:
Ex. My mother is a doctor.
 for parts of the body:
Ex. She’s washing her hair.
 POSSESSIVES: PRONOUNS

Subject Object pronouns

I me mine
He him his
She her hers
It it its
We us ours
They them theirs
You you yours
 POSSESSIVES: PRONOUNS

 We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a noun phrase:

Is that John’s car? No, it’s [my car] > No, it’s mine.

Whose coat is this? Is it [your coat]? > Is it yours?

Her coat is grey, [my coat]is brown Her coat is grey, mine is brown.
POSSESSIVES: PRONOUNS

 We can use possessive pronouns after of.

We can say: Susan is one of my friends.

or
Susan is a friend of mine.
 POSSESSIVES: QUESTIONS

We use whose to ask questions:

Pattern A Pattern B

Whose coat is this? or Whose is this coat?

Whose book is that? or Whose is that book?

Whose bags are those? or Whose are those bags?

 REFERENCE

 http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/articlestext.html
 http://www.grammarly.com/handbook/grammar/articles/
 http://eng4-6.blogspot.com/2013/03/articles-an-the.html
 http://www.translationfind.com/th/english-learning/132-Article-
%28A-An-The%29.html
 http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-
grammar/possessives/possessives-adjectives
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