ARTICLE

a, an & the
 Contents
1. Definition
2. A/An
3. The
4. No article
What is an article? Definition
a cat

cats
What is an article? 1. Definition
- Đi trước danh từ
- Để chỉ danh từ đó
cụ thể hoặc không
 Ví dụ
A dog The dog
A car The cat
A sentence The sentence
A word The word
An orange The orange
An apple The apple
 2. A/AN
- Chỉ một đồ vật, con người, sự việc chưa
rõ cụ thể
- Countable, singular noun (danh từ đếm
được số ít)

A An
- Dùng trước các từ bắt đầu bằng - Dùng trước các từ bắt đầu bằng nguyên
phụ âm (xét theo âm IPA) âm (xét theo âm IPA)
Ví dụ: a car, a pen, a man Ví dụ: an artist, an egg, an apple
*a university
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəti/
 PRACTICE

1. Thêm a/an
egg
hand
arm
book
class
ball
lemon
umbrella
 3. The
- Khi cả người nghe và người nói đều biết đến sự vật, sự việc hay một người nào
đó
Ví dụ: There is a cat. We bought the cat in 2014.
As a part of the meeting today, I want to talk about the price.

- Sự vật duy nhất

Ví dụ: the sun, the moon, the earth

- So sánh nhất:
Ví dụ: The best runner in the world is Usain Bolt.

- Nhạc cụ
Ví dụ: She is playing the piano.
- Với danh từ riêng sau:
Nationalities (the British, the Chinese, the Egyptians)
Rivers (the Thames, the Yangtze, the Nile)
Island groups (the Maldives, the Philippines)
Mountain ranges (the Alps, the Himalayas)
Seas and oceans (the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Pacific)
Country names that represent a group (the United Kingdom, the United States of
America)
Famous/Historical Buildings (The White House)
Noun phrases with ‘of’ (the Great Wall of China, the Temple of Heaven)
 4. No article
- Khi nói về plural or uncountable nouns nói chung
Ví dụ: There is much rice left.
Connecting to other humanities is something that scientists wish for.

- Bữa ăn
Ví dụ: I have lunch at 12.00

- Những cụm quen thuộc sau giới từ

Ví dụ: to/at school/university; to/in class; in prison/hospital/bed
Dùng the/a nếu muốn chỉ cụ thể
When I was a child, I used to walk to school.
When I was a child, I went to the school on the other side of town.

Nhưng không dùng mạo từ cho:

at home; at/to work; at night; by + phương tiện giao thông; on foot.
- Với danh từ riêng sau:
Continents (Asia, Europe)
Countries (Vietnam, France)
States or counties (Michigan, Cambridgeshire)
Towns and cities (Tokyo, Melbourne)
Mountains (Everest, Kilimanjaro)
Lakes (Lake Superior)
Companies (Microsoft, Sony)
Buildings and places with the name of a town (Heathrow Airport)
 PRACTICE 1
1. Does she bring (a, an, the) umbrella?
2. Are you looking for (a, an, the) job?
3. I checked (a, an, the) email twice.
4. Could I have (a, an, the) cup of coffee please?
5. I was born into (a, an, the) rich family.
6. He will come back in (a, an, the) hour.
7. Have you been to (a, an, the) Mekong River?
8. I would like to talk to one of (a, an, the) leaders.
9. What (a, an, the) beautiful lake!
10. The airplane landed on (a, an, the) airport.
 PRACTICE 2
1. We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.
A. the/the B. a/the
C. a/a D. the/a
2. Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room.
A. the/the B. a/a
C. the/a D. a/the
3. We are looking for people with ________experience.
A. the B. a
C. an D. x
4. Would you pass me ________ salt, please?
A. a B. the
C. an D. x
5. Can you show me ________way to ________station?
A. the/the B. a/a
C. the/a D. a/the
6. She has read ________interesting book.
A. a B. an
C. the D. x
7. You’ll get ________shock if you touch ________ live wire with that screwdriver.
A. an/the B. x/the
C. a/a D. an/the
8. Mr. Smith is ________ old customer and ________ honest man.
A. An/the B. the/an
C. an/an D. the/the
9. ________ youngest boy has just started going to ________ school.
A. a/x B. x/the
C. an/x D. the/x
10. Do you go to ________ prison to visit him?
A. the B. a
C. x D. an
 PRACTICE 3

an
My friends live in…….old a
house in……small village. There
a
is …….beautiful the
garden behind ……..house. I would like to
a
have……garden like this.