ARTICLES

THOUGHT-PROVOKING
QUESTIONS
 How does the choice
between "a", "an", and "the"
affect the clarity of written
content?
 Why might an author choose
to title a book "The Great
Gatsby" instead of "A Great
Gatsby"? How does that
choice influence your
expectations as a reader?
 THE USAGE

 Goes before a noun (a person, a place, a thing)

 We put “an” before words we pronounce starting with vowel
sound
Ex. An hour, an apple
 A (AN) – GENERAL = ANY

 Use for singular count nouns and generalization about

common nouns
Ex. My family has a dog.
An apple is red.
 Before all the jobs
Ex. I want to be an actress/a doctor.
 NO ARTICLE

 Use for uncountable nouns and plural count nouns (if it’s
generalization)
Ex. I like to drink a water (false)
I enjoy eating a apples (false)

 99% of countries
Ex. She lives in Ukraine.
They live in America.
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 Meals
Ex. I have breakfast/lunch/dinner every day.

 Proper nouns (Capital letter)

Ex. See you on Monday.
He is in London.
I will be in Italy next June.
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 Languages
Ex. He speaks English.

 Abstract nouns
Ex. Freedom is human’s nature.
THE – SPECIFIC = YOU CHOOSE

 2nd time you talk about the same noun

Ex. I bought shoes. The shoes were cheap.

 The speaker and the listener both

know
Ex. I forgot a pen at the school.
(you and the listener study at this school
and you both know about what
school you say)
THE – SPECIFIC = YOU CHOOSE

 1% of countries
The United ___________
Ex. I want to live in the United States of
America.
More than 2 words

Ex. London is the capital of the Great

Britain.
Small islands

Ex. The Caribbean are very beautiful.

THE – SPECIFIC = YOU CHOOSE

 Only one
Ex. The Sun, The Moon, The internet

 Musical instruments
Ex. I can play the piano.
 THE THE √

Lakes –
 Deserts – the Sahara
Countries
Lake
– Ukraine
Victoria  pl. countries – the USA
 Oceans – the Pacific
 Seas – the Black sea
Mountains Continents
– Everest – Asia
 Rivers – the Dnipro
 Pl. mt. ranges – the Alps
 Buildings – the Tower
Cities – States –
Krivoy Rog California
 Nationalities – the Ukrainians