A presentation by Enzo Silvestri MA Applied Linguistics

Articles Articles are small words. They indicate items. They describe nouns. There are two kinds.

Articles The first kind of article is: Definite. The second kind of article is: Indefinite.

Definite Article There is one definite article. It is the word THE. THE is a definite article. It indicates exactly. It tells definitely which item we are talking about.

Definite Article Example I fixed the car. (I fixed not just any car) (but I fixed THE car.) Therefore the article tells which car. It is a definite article.

Definite Article Pronunciation To say the definite article. Make the TH sound. Follow with the UH sound. “THE” is said like “THUH”.

Indefinite Article There are two, 2 definite articles. The first one is ‘A’. The second one is ‘An’. A is used before any consonant. An is used before any vowel sound.

Indefinite Articles Pronunciation A is said like the A in gAte. It is also said like UH. The word AN is said like in hANd. Before a word that begins with a vowel. Before a word with a vowel sound.

Indefinite Articles A and An are indefinite articles. They also indicate an item. But they don’t specify. They don’t say which item.

Indefinite Articles Examples I drove a Truck. Truck begins with a consonant. A is an indefinite article. You don’t know which truck.

Indefinite Articles Examples I drove an ambulance. Ambulance begins with an a vowel. Therefore we use An. An is an indefinite article. You don’t know which ambulance.

Articles Articles are adjectives. They describe nouns. Articles are parts of speech. They are also adjectives.

Articles Some languages use no articles. They indicate and describe. They are general adjectives. They don’t specify properties. They do identify the item.

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