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The use of articles in English
A/AN/THE
The use of articles in english
 What is an article?
 Basically, articles are either definite or indefinite. They combine to a noun to
indicate the type of reference being made by the noun.
 The definite article is the.
 The indefinite article is a / an.
Indefinite Article
 Use a/an when it’s the first time
something is mentioned
 I met a smart doctor.
 I work in a factory in New York.
 I borrowed a pencil from her.
 I saw a movie
 With jobs
 Luz’s mother is a doctor.
 Edwin is a pilot.
 Marcela is a dancer.
 Orlando is a butcher.
 Lira is a fashion designer.
 Jesus is a shark tank cleaner.
 Claudia is a makeup artist.
 The indefinite article a is used before a
consonant sound.
 a dog.
 a pilot.
 a union.
 a teacher.
 a university.
 The indefinite article an is used before a
vowel sound
 an engineer.
 an elephant.
 an athlete.
 an orange.
 an igloo.
The definite article
 When we mention something for the first time we use a or an, the
next time we repeat that object we use the definite article the.
 I live in a house. The house is quite old and has four bedrooms.
 I ate in a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant was very good.
 I bought a car. The car is red.
 She went to a farm. The farm was really big according to her.
 When the subject is unique (there’s only one)
 The sun rose at 6:17 this morning.
 You can go anywhere in the world.
 Clouds drift across the sky.
 The president will be speaking on TV tonight.
 The CEO of Total is coming to our meeting.
 The moon is so brilliant today.
 With superlatives
 This is the highest building in New York.
 She read the best chapter of the book.
 You are the tallest person in our class.
 This is the worst moment to travel.
 We have the most beautiful beaches.
 with countries that have plural names,
kingdom or republics.
 I have never been to the Netherlands.
 Do you know anyone who lives in the Philippines?
 She really loves the united states.
 She went last year to the united kingdom.
 I’d love to visit the Czech republic.
With the other
countries do
not use “the”
 With rivers, seas, oceans, deserts.
 The Magdalena river.
 The Sahara desert.
 The pacific ocean.
 The black sea. Never use
“the” with
lakes.
 To describe where in a country or city
 You have to visit the south of France.
 They live in the north of the city.
 They will go to the west of the states.
Zero article ( when no article is needed)
 When making generalizations with
plural or uncountable nouns
 Music is great to have fun.
 Shoes are more expensive than sandals.
 Butter is bad for our health.
 Women are more intelligent than men.
 Men are stronger than women.

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The use of articles in english

  • 1. The use of articles in English A/AN/THE
  • 3.  What is an article?  Basically, articles are either definite or indefinite. They combine to a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun.  The definite article is the.  The indefinite article is a / an.
  • 5.  Use a/an when it’s the first time something is mentioned  I met a smart doctor.  I work in a factory in New York.  I borrowed a pencil from her.  I saw a movie
  • 6.  With jobs  Luz’s mother is a doctor.  Edwin is a pilot.  Marcela is a dancer.  Orlando is a butcher.  Lira is a fashion designer.  Jesus is a shark tank cleaner.  Claudia is a makeup artist.
  • 7.  The indefinite article a is used before a consonant sound.  a dog.  a pilot.  a union.  a teacher.  a university.
  • 8.  The indefinite article an is used before a vowel sound  an engineer.  an elephant.  an athlete.  an orange.  an igloo.
  • 10.  When we mention something for the first time we use a or an, the next time we repeat that object we use the definite article the.  I live in a house. The house is quite old and has four bedrooms.  I ate in a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant was very good.  I bought a car. The car is red.  She went to a farm. The farm was really big according to her.
  • 11.  When the subject is unique (there’s only one)  The sun rose at 6:17 this morning.  You can go anywhere in the world.  Clouds drift across the sky.  The president will be speaking on TV tonight.  The CEO of Total is coming to our meeting.  The moon is so brilliant today.
  • 12.  With superlatives  This is the highest building in New York.  She read the best chapter of the book.  You are the tallest person in our class.  This is the worst moment to travel.  We have the most beautiful beaches.
  • 13.  with countries that have plural names, kingdom or republics.  I have never been to the Netherlands.  Do you know anyone who lives in the Philippines?  She really loves the united states.  She went last year to the united kingdom.  I’d love to visit the Czech republic. With the other countries do not use “the”
  • 14.  With rivers, seas, oceans, deserts.  The Magdalena river.  The Sahara desert.  The pacific ocean.  The black sea. Never use “the” with lakes.
  • 15.  To describe where in a country or city  You have to visit the south of France.  They live in the north of the city.  They will go to the west of the states.
  • 16. Zero article ( when no article is needed)
  • 17.  When making generalizations with plural or uncountable nouns  Music is great to have fun.  Shoes are more expensive than sandals.  Butter is bad for our health.  Women are more intelligent than men.  Men are stronger than women.