1. Articles and Demonstrative Adjectives

2. Two special kinds of Adjectives:
Articles – a, an, the
Demonstrative
– this, that, these, those

3. Articles
A, an, and the
A and an refer to any one person, place, or thing.
The refers to a particular one.

4. For Example: Let’s take a trip. *any trip
I would like to buy an orange.
*any orange
Did you pack for the trip?
*specific trip

5. Demonstrative adjectives
This, that, these, and those point out nouns.
This/that refer to singular items that are near/far.
These/those refer to plural items that are near/far.

6. For Example: This cart is heavy. Which cart?
That desk in the corner is mine.
These markers belong to Mrs. Zewe.
Those pens over there are Mary’s.