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DETERMINERS ARTICLES A / AN / THE (Review and Expansion)
ARTICLES A / AN / THE
Articles are small words that belong to a group of words called determiners. They are used
before nouns and noun phrases indicating we are talking about things or people that are
known to both the speaker and the listener (definite), or are unknown to them both
(indefinite).
Remember that we use a before words beginning with a consonant sound. On the other
hand, we often use an before words beginning with a vowel sound.
a minister
a business
a tent
an English dictionary
an office
an interesting book
In some cases we may find words beginning with u which have a consonant sound like the
word you.
a university
a European girl
a UFO
But:
an umbrella
an unfair referee
an unidentified flying object
An is also used before a silent h.
an honest person
an hour
an honor
But:
a horse
a hammer
a hurricane
Avoid using a/an with plural or uncountable nouns.
I collect butterflies.
Those plants need water.
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the sun
the globe
the past
the world
the universe
the stock market the human race
the present
the future
Note that we say: the weather, the ground, the environment, etc.
The weather is lovely today.
Whats that on the ground?
The environment in the office seems tense.
Likewise, we say: the post office the beach the country the radio the hospital
the bank the movies the first/second/top floor the sea the ocean the sky the
grocery store the drugstore the theater the news, etc.
We can also use the for items that we clearly identify by context. But we prefer to use a/an
for singular items that are unidentified.
I saw an accident this morning.
Four people were injured in the accident.
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