Definte and Indefinite Articles

Definite and Indefinite articles

Do you want an orange? I want the orange in the middle.

Articles are a, an and the. They go in front of nouns and adjectives.

A and an are called indefinite articles. We don’t know which noun; the noun could be any of a group. A hat - My sister is wearing a hat.

The is called a definite article. We know which noun we are talking about.
The girl in the red hat is my sister. The woman in the yellow hat yellow is my cousin.

Single or Plural?
We use a and an with one - a dog a horse.
We can also use the with one. --The mother dog is mine.
We can use the with plurals. ---The dogs are mine.

Exercise - True or false
1. a, an and the are articles.
2. You can use a with words that begin an article.
3. You can use an with words that begin with a consonant.
4. You can use a and an with plural words.
5. You can use the with plural words.
6. You can use the with definite nouns.
7. You can use a or an if you don’t know which one. (The noun is indefinite.)
Exercise - Use a, an, or the
8.We have ______dog.
9.The dog had ___________ puppies.
10.______ puppies were pink.
11.My sister wanted _____ puppy in the middle.
12.My cousin wanted ______ puppy on the right.
13.We have ______ cat.
14.______cat doesn’t like _____dog. But she loves ______puppies.