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Uses:
1. For known persons or objects in the environment. He walked into the house and hung
his coat in the closet.
2. For persons, things, or ideas particularized by the verbal context
a. Preceding context- A strange dog came onto the porch. The dog seemed very
friendly.
b. Following context- The man standing near the window will be our guest
speaker tonight.
Developed from the word meaning one. An used before vowel sounds.
Uses:
1. In the sense of one or each. I waited an hour. His rent is $700 a month.
2. For an unidentified member of a class. We saw a lion at the zoo.
3. For a representative member of a class.
a. Identifying an individual member. That animal is a lion.
b. Defining a smaller class. The lion is an animal.
A/an are indefinite articles meaning one and are used before singular count nouns.
A is used before words beginning with a consonant sound (a house, a wide avenue, a
university); an is used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an apple, an hour, an
unhappy boy.)
The definite article the, meaning this one or that one, is used before the following:
a language when the word language is not included French, German, Spanish
lakes (except groups of lakes) Lake Huron (but: the Great Lakes)
Article Worksheet 1
(Article vs. No Article)
The most important rule about the use of articles is that an article is required with a singular
countable noun.
The article is required even if a descriptive adjective accompanies the singular countable
noun.
However, if a determiner other than the article accompanies the singular countable noun, the
article is not used.
8. _____ youngster was hit by _____ car while he was crossing the street.
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