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Lesson 4
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Grammar lesson 4 A
Articles The An
LOOK BACK
Before we look at articles, we are going to revise the previous lesson a little bit.
Sort the following groups of nouns into countable or non-countable nouns.
• Water •Love • Air • Chair • Table • Phone
• Book •Sugar • Dog • Rice • Car • Knowledge
Countable Nouns Non-Count Nouns
p er so n,
A
Noun- or
thin g
place,
idea. rd
g w o
=Namin
Countable Nouns Non-Count Nouns
Chair Water
Book Air
Car Sugar
Dog Rice
Table Knowledge
Phone Love
, Articles
A lot of languages don’t have articles; however, English has two categories.
Indefinite Articles
Definite Article
Indefinite articles
Vowels- A, E, I, O, U
Consonants- Every other letter in the alphabet
Indefinite articles "a" and "an" are used with singular countable nouns.
An article always comes before the noun it describes and before any other
adjectives that also describe the noun.
Articles are used to show whether or not the noun refers to a specific person
or thing.
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“A" is used to show a single, but not specific, person or thing and is used before
words that begin with a consonant sound.
Example:
"I saw a cat in the garden."
Are you going to buy a house?
Scenarios
Singular Nouns - When the listener/reader does not know exactly which one we
are referring to:
Example:
"I saw a car parked outside." (The speaker is referring to any one car, not a
specific one.)
"Can you lend me an umbrella?" (The speaker wants any umbrella, not a
specific one.)
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Lesson 4
The
Grammar lesson 4 A
Articles The An
LOOK BACK
Before we look at articles, we are going to revise the previous lesson a little bit.
Sort the following groups of nouns into countable or non-countable nouns.
• Water •Love • Air • Chair • Table • Phone
• Book •Sugar • Dog • Rice • Car • Knowledge
Countable Nouns Non-Count Nouns
p er so n,
A
Noun- or
thin g
place,
idea. rd
g w o
=Namin
Countable Nouns Non-Count Nouns
Chair Water
Book Air
Car Sugar
Dog Rice
Table Knowledge
Phone Love
, Articles
A lot of languages don’t have articles; however, English has two categories.
Indefinite Articles
Definite Article
Indefinite articles
Vowels- A, E, I, O, U
Consonants- Every other letter in the alphabet
Indefinite articles "a" and "an" are used with singular countable nouns.
An article always comes before the noun it describes and before any other
adjectives that also describe the noun.
Articles are used to show whether or not the noun refers to a specific person
or thing.
A
“A" is used to show a single, but not specific, person or thing and is used before
words that begin with a consonant sound.
Example:
"I saw a cat in the garden."
Are you going to buy a house?
Scenarios
Singular Nouns - When the listener/reader does not know exactly which one we
are referring to:
Example:
"I saw a car parked outside." (The speaker is referring to any one car, not a
specific one.)
"Can you lend me an umbrella?" (The speaker wants any umbrella, not a
specific one.)
