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Articles
a an & the
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a = one person or one thing
a car
a small car
a small pink car
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a = one person or one thing
a woman
a young woman a friendly young woman
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an before a e i o u sounds
an apple
an orange
an eggplant
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a book
an
interesting book
animal
a small animal
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1 Do you have ____ umbrella?
a or an?
2 I’d like to buy ____ hat, please.3 I’ll see you in ____ hour.
4 UWS is ____ university.
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1 Do you have an umbrella?
a or an?
2 I’d like to buy a hat, please.
3 I’ll see you in an hour.
4 UWS is a university.
an before a e i o u sounds
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a /an for occupations
‘What do you do?’‘I’m a bus driver.’
‘What does she do?’‘She’s an electrician.’
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a/ an and the 1 2 3
Can you open a window?
There are three windows here.
a window = window 1, 2 or 3
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a / an and the
Can you open the window?
There is only one window – the window.
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I’ve got a dog.(there are many dogs and I’ve got one)
I’m going to take the dog for a walk.(the dog = my dog)
Is there a dentist in Granville?(there are many dentists – is there one here?)
I went to the dentist yesterday.(the dentist = my dentist)
Sydney is a beautiful city.(there are many beautiful cities, Sydney is one)
Sydney is the capital of NSW.There is only one capital of NSW.
a / an and the
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I bought __sandwich and __ milkshake. ___sandwich was nice but __ milkshake was horrible.
I bought a sandwich and a milkshake. The sandwich was nice but the milkshake was horrible.
the sandwich and the milkshake = my sandwich and my milkshake
a / an or the
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We use the when it is clear which person or thing we mean. For example:
the roof, the backyard, the kitchen (house)
‘Where’s Sam?’ ‘He’s in the kitchen.’
the station, the airport, the bank (city or town)
the door, the ceiling, the light ( a room)
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The
the same
Peter and Brian live in the same street.
(not in same street)
the sun/the moon/ the sky / the city / the country
I live in the city. (not - I live in city)
the police / the airforce / the army
the top / the bottom / the left / the right
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Do not use the with:
• Names of people and names of places.
• I went to Canberra yesterday. • I went to the Canberra yesterday. X
• I saw Sue last week.• I saw the Sue last week. X
• breakfast / lunch / dinner
• days / months/ years
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Quick Quiza / an / the or nothing.
1. Last night I stayed home and watched ____ television.2. ____ Mary used to live in ____ country.3. What do you usually eat for ____ breakfast?4. ‘What’s Sue doing?’ ‘She’s on ____ phone.’5. ____Mike is ____ good student.6. ____Peter is _____ youngest student in the class.7. ____ Sydney is ____ interesting city.8. This class is ____ best class at using articles.
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Quick Quiza / an / the or nothing.
1 Last night I stayed home and watched television.2 Mary used to live in the country.3 What do you usually eat for breakfast?4 ‘What’s Sue doing?’ ‘She’s on the phone.’5 Mike is a good student.6 Peter is the youngest student in the class.7 Sydney is an interesting city.8 This class is the best class at using articles.