3. WHAT IS AN ARTICLE?
ITS A WORD THAT COMBINES WITH A NOUN TO
INDICATE THE TYPE OF REFERENCE BEING MADE BY
THE NOUN.
ARTICLES MODIFY NOUNS.
4.
5. EXAMPLES:
DEFINITE ARTICLE
(THE)
IT IS USED IN FEMININE, MASCULINE, PLURAL AND SINGULAR
FORM TO REFER TO A SPECIFIC OR PARTICULAR NOUNS.
SHE WORE THE DRESS TO WORK TODAY
THE SENTENCE ABOVE REFERS TO SPECIFIC DRESS
MOTHER BOUGHT A DRESS YESTERDAY
THE SENTENCE REFERS TO DRESS IN GENERAL.
6. THERE YOU CAN SEE WHEN WE USE THE DEFINITE ARTICLE
AND WHEN WE DON'T.
WITHOUT THE DEFINITE ARTICLE WITH THE DEFINITE ARTICLE
GENERAL WORDS (INDEFINITE) GENERAL WORDS (DEFINITE)
I'VE READ A BOOK ON THE
LIFE IS TOO SHORT. LIFE OF BILL CLINTON.
I LIKE FLOWERS. I LIKE THE FLOWERS IN YOUR
GARDEN.
7. WITHOUT THE DEFINITE ARTICLE WITH THE DEFINITE ARTICLE
NAMES OF PERSONS ON THE SINGULAR,
FAMILY NAMES IN THE PLURAL
RELATIVES
PETER AND JOHN LIVE IN LONDON.
THE SMITHS LIVE IN CHICAGO.
AUNT MARY LIVES IN LOS ANGELES.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, INSTITUTIONS, MEANS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, INSTITUTIONS, MEANS OF
TRANSPORT (INDEFINITE) TRANSPORT (DEFINITE)
MANDY DOESN'T LIKE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL THAT MANDY GOES TO IS OLD.
WE GO TO SCHOOL BY BUS. THE BUS TO DRESDEN LEAVES AT 7.40.
SOME PEOPLE GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAYS. THE ROUND CHURCH IN ITALY IS FAMOUS.
8. WE USE THE SEASONS OF
THE YEAR (SPRING, SUMMER,
AUTUMN, WINTER) WITH OR
WITHOUT THE DEFINITE
ARTICLE.
IN SUMMER OR IN THE SUMMER
THE AMERICAN ENGLISH WORD FOR AUTUM
>FALL< IS ALWAYS USED WITH THE DEFINTE
ARTICLE.
9. SOMETIMES WE USE THE ARTICLE AND SOMETIMES WE DO
NOT. IT OFTEN DEPENDS ON THE CONTEXT
WATCH THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE:
THE STUDENT GOES TO SCHOOL
THE MOTHER GOES TO THE SCHOOL.
IN THE FIRST SENTENCE WE DO NOT USE THE DEFINITE ARTICLE,
IN THE SECOND WE DO. THE STUDENT GOES TO SCHOOL FOR ITS
PRIMARY PURPOSE, SO WE DO NOT USE THE ARTICLE.
THE MOTHER MIGHT TALK TO A TEACHER, FOR EXAMPLE. SHE
VISITS THE SCHOOL FOR A DIFFERENT REASON. THAT'S WHY WE
USE THE DEFINITE ARTICLE IN THE SECOND SENTENCE.
15. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE
CORRECT ARTICLES
I BOUGHT …………………. ERASER
I WANT ………………………COOKIE
…………………………………MAP IS NEW
THERE ARE………………….BALLS IN THE STADIUM
I NEED……………………….UMBRELLA
THERE IS…………………….BOAT
………………………………..TEACHER IS EXCELENT
