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GRAMMAR GRIND. Articles. Articles. There are three articles in English. Indefinite Articles: A / An. Definite Article: The . Definite Articles. Usage : When you’re talking/ writing about a specific person or thing . Any time there is a superlative adjective. Examples: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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GRAMMAR GRINDArticles
Articles
There are three articles in English
Indefinite Articles: A / An
Definite Article: The
Definite Articles
Usage: When you’re talking/ writing about a specific person or thing. Any time there is a superlative adjective.
Examples: 1. Mr. Langan is the best teacher in the known and
unknown universe.
2. Anthem is the book that we’re reading.
Let’s Try It_________ tie Mr. Langan is wearing today is pretty fly. The
Paulo showed me _______ “What Does the Fox Say” video yesterday.
the
It was _______ funniest thing Mr. Langan had seen in a while.
the
Crystal always has _________ biggest smile on her face.the
Animal Farm by George Orwell is ________ next book we’re reading.
the
Indefinite Articles
Usage: when describing a non specific thing or member of a group.
Examples:1. I want to have a teacher who knows how to
Grammar Grind.2. I hope we read a book about getting turnt up this
year.3. At the zoo I saw an elephant.
Indefinite ArticlesUsing A vs. An depends on the sound that begins the next word in the sentence.
Examples: A boy, a car, a zoo, a class, a student, a teacher, a school
Use A when the next sound is a consonant.
Use An when the next sound is a vowel.
Examples:An elephant, an apple, an orphan, an owl, an octopus
Indefinite ArticlesIt gets tricky when…
A vowel makes a consonant sound. “U” can sometimes make a “Y” sound.
Examples:A user - sounds like “yoo-zer”A university – sounds like “yoo-ni-ver-si-ty”A unicycle – sounds like “yoo-ni-cy-cle
Indefinite ArticlesIt gets tricky when…
A consonant can make a vowel sound.
Examples:An honor – sounds like “on-er”
An hour – sounds like “our”
Let’s Try ItMr. Langan is going to give us ______ worksheet after this.
a
Jennellie said she’s done reading _______ book, Anthem. the
We’re taking _______ quiz tomorrow.a
Dyheem is going to get _______ A in this class.an
Mr. Cruz has ______ octopus as a pet.an