Articles

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An
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What is an article?
Basically, an article is an adjective.
Like adjectives, articles modify nouns.

For example;

Red book A house

(Adjective) (Noun) (Adjective) (Noun)

An orange The man

(Adjective) (Noun) (Adjective) (Noun)

English has two articles: a/an and the.

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How to use a or an?
a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns.
We call ‘’a/an’’ the indefinite article.

For example;
a book
I mean any book rather than a specific book.
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"A/an" is used to refer to a non-specific or non-
particular member of the group.
For example;

I would like to go see a movie.

Here, we're not talking about a specific movie.

We're talking about any movie. There are many
movies, and I want to see any movie. I don't have a
specific one in mind.
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Normally, we use a/an to refer to something for the first
time

For example;

We went to a museum in Paris. We ate at the museum

too.
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Remember, using ‘’a’’ or ‘’an’’ depends on the sound
that begins the next word. So...

1- a + singular noun beginning with a consonant.

For example;
a boy a car a bike a zoo a dog

2- an + singular noun beginning with a vowel.

For example;
an elephant an egg an apple an igloo
an orphan
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3- a + singular noun beginning with a consonant sound.

For example;
a user a university a unicycle
(begins with a consonant 'y' sound)

4- Before silent 'h'

For example;
an honest man an honourable person
an hour
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How to use ‘’the’’?

The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns.

We call ‘’the’’ the definite article.

For example;

the most popular movie

I mean there are many movies, but only one

particular movie is the most popular.

Therefore, we use the.

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The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns
when the noun is specific or particular.
The signals that the noun is definite, that it refers to a
particular member of a group.

For example;

I was happy to see the policeman who saved my cat!

Here, we're talking about a particular policeman. Even if we

don't know the policeman's name, it's still a particular
policeman because it is the one who saved the cat.
EXERCISES

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1) There is …….. new English book on the desk.
2) She's reading …….. old comic.
3) They've got …….. idea.
4) He is drinking …….. cup of coffee.
5) The girl is …….. pilot.
6) Leipzig has …….. airport.
7) This is …….. expensive bike.
8) Look! There's …….. bird flying.
9) My father is …….. honest person.
10) My friend likes to be …….. astronaut.
EXERCISES

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1. There is ……… cat. ……… cat is cute.
2. There is ……… accident. ……… accident is very bad.
3. We have ……… match today. When is ……… match?
4. Take ……… paper. You need to write.
5. Give me ……… paper. It's my report.
6. ……… meeting was so useful. Thank you all for attending.
7. ……… movie was very interesting.
8. I checked ……… reports.
9. I didn't fix it, the repairman fixed ……… door.
10. He is ……… famous actor.
11. ……… museum is closed today.
12. ……… computer is broken down.
13. Have you got ……… computer?
14. My mother is ……… teacher.
15. Was ……… play beautiful?
Complete the sentences with ‘’a – an – the or –’’
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