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ARTICLESa, an, the, ∅Alessandra Miguens
Michelle CostaVivian Mattos
+A or An?Indefinite Articles
A car is a useful transportation.
Which car?
A yellow Camaro?
A red Ferrari?
Any car!
+A or An?
An eraser is very useful at school.
Which eraser?
The pink eraser?
The black eraser?
Any eraser!
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A car is a useful transportation.
An eraser is very useful at school.
A or An?
CONSONANT
VOWEL
Use a before a noun that begins witha consonant sound.
Use an before a noun that begins witha vowel sound.
+U or HConsonant or vowel sound?
A hat is a head covering.
An hour is a period of 60 minutes.
An umbrella is very useful in the rain.
A uniform is worn to go to school.
Consonant sound
Vowel sound (letter h is silent)
Vowel sound
Consonant sound /y/
+TheDefinite Article
A car is a useful transportation.
The car my father gave me is incredible
An eraser is very useful at school.
The eraser my mom gave me is beautiful.
What is the difference?
What is the difference?
+More definite
Use the to talk about something specific.
Ex: The car parked outside is mine.
Use the when the speaker and the listener are talking about the same thing.
Ex: Open the window, please.
Use the for second and any other references to the same noun.
Ex: I bought a new dress. The dress was a success at the party.
+More definite
Use the with the superlative form of an adjective.
Ex: A Ferrari is the most expensive car in the world.
Use the for the names of countries that look plural.
Ex: The Philippines, The United States, The Dominican Republic, The United Kingdom
Use the for parts of something. * In general we don’t use the for parts of the body.
Mark’s living room is beautiful. The sofa is black, the table is wood and the carpet is white.
+The end of definitive
Use the with most bodies of water except individual lakes.
Ex: The Pacific Ocean, the Amazonas River.
Use the with geographic parts and areas of the globe.
Ex: the equator, the Sahara Desert.
+∅ No Article
To talk about a category or group in general.
Ex: general: Dogs are loyal pets.
specific: The dogs trained by the police are very intelligent.
Use no articles before abstract nouns such a feelings or ideas.
Ex: wrong: The love is a very strong feeling.
correct: Love is a very strong feeling.
+Your turn!Complete with a, an, the or ∅
I have _____ new job!
I bought _____ apple.
The show will take _____ hour.
_____ United States is a powerful country.
Carl close ______ door!
I don’t trust _______ politicians
______ lions are strong animals.
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