ARTICLES CAN BE DEVIDED BY TWO GROUPS

A

INDEFINITEAN

THE

INDEFINITE,USED BEFORE SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS /TO SHOW SINGULAR

EXAMPLE 1

- A BOOK -A TREE -A HOUSE -A UNIFORM -A PENCIL -A BROWN BALL -A CAR -A RED APPLE -A BOY -A LOVELY MORNING

EXAMPLE 2

- UNIVERSITY - UNION -UNIFORM ANY ‘U’ VOWELS

THAT - UNIMART PRONOUNS AS ‘YU’

SHOULD USE ‘A’ AT THE

BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCES

INDEFINITE,USED BEFORE SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS

EXAMPLE 1

-AN AEROPLANE -AN EGG -AN ELEPHANT -AN OWL -AN IDEA -AN ISLAND -AN UMBRELLA -AN ANT

EXAMPLE 2

-AN HOUR -AN HEIR SILENT ‘H’

-AN HONEST MAN

DEFINITE,USED BEFORE SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS,AND BEFORE BOTH COUNT AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

EXAMPLE 1 -The presenter,the audience,the

sessions and the time.

‘ THE’ IS USED……. BEFORE A SUPELATIVE -the easiest -the least -the most

BEFORE A TITTLE OR A POSITION -the King -the Prime Minister

BEFORE A NOUN -the sun -the sky -the moon

BEFORE RIVERS,SEAS,OCEAN,GROUP OF ISLAND AND COUNTRIES

-the Pacific Ocean -the South Chinese Sea

BEFORE AN ORDINAL NUMBER -the first -the second

CERTAIN EXPRESSION OF TIME -in the morning -in the afternoon TO REFER TO PARTICULAR NOUNS -the participants are copying the notes

TO REFER TO NOUNS MENTIONED EARLIER IN A SENTENCE

-I used a pencil.The pencil was provided by the hotel

WITH THE FOLLOWING MOSQUE

UNIVERSITIES AND CINEMAS -My father has gone to the

mosque,whereas my sister has gone to the universities

WE DO NOT USE ARTICLES WITH………….

PROPER NOUNS SUCH AS TOWN,

COUNTRIES,ROADS OR STREETS -the venue for the workshop is

Universities of New Challenge NAME OF GAMES -the male participants love soccer

MEALS -the speakers have dinner at 7.00pm -have you taken breakfast

SCHOOL,CHURCHES.TOWNS,MARKET

-participants take a bus to town

ARE USED TO SHOW QUANTITY DETERMINERS ARE ALSO DEVIDED

BY TWO GROUPS….

-COUNTABLE SINGULAR -UNCOUNTABLE AND PLURAL

COUNTABLE Q SINGULAR PLURALU W -one,every**,each, -many,several,some*A O and another a few,a number of,N R T D DEMOSTRATIVEI S -this and -these and T that thoseY

UNCOUNTABLE

Q SINGULARU W -much,more,some**A O a little, a lot of,a lots of(mean the

same)N RT D I S DEMONSTRATIVET -this and that Y

SOME AND ANY

We use SOME or ANY, not A/An with uncountable and plural nouns.

They mean ‘a limited number or quantities’. We use SOME in affirmative (+) sentences. We use ANY in negative sentences(-) and in

most question. e.g -I’d like some water. -Have you got any sugar?

SOMEBODY,SOMEONE,ANYTHING,SOMEWHERE..

Somebody and someone mean the same,and same goes to Anybody and Anyone.

The differents between somebody and anybody is same as some and any.

e.g.-Has anybody seen my keys? -he lives somewhere in london. -I didn’t say anything. -She never goes anywhere.

MUCH AND MANY

We use much with singular(uncountable)nouns and many with plurals.

Much and many are used mostly in questions and negatives.They ar unusual in affirmative(+)sentences.

e.g -she doesn’t speak much in english -she doesn’t buy many clothes

A LOT OF AND A LOTS OF

A lot of and a lots of are common in informal style.They mean the same.

E.g-I haven’t got a lot of time just now. -He’s got a lots of money and a lots of friends. If we use a lot or lots with noun,we always use

of. If we use a lot or lots without a noun,we don’t

use of E.g -`Have you got a lot of work?’ -`yes a lot’

A LITTLE AND A FEW

We use a little with singular(uncountable)nouns.

And a few with plural. E.g -If you`re hungry,we`ve got a little

soup and a a few tomatoes. In conversation we use only a little / few We can use a little and a few without nouns

if the meaning is clear. e.g-`have got any money? `A little’

EVERY CHILD ,ALL CHILDREN

We can use all and every with similar meanings,but the grammar is different.

All +PLURAL E.g- All children are different -All teachers make mistakes EVERY+ SINGULAR E.g-Every child is different -Every teacher make mistakes.

BOTH,EITHER,AND NEITHER

We use both,either and neither to talk about two people or things.

Both =(one or the other)has a plural noun Either=(one or the other)has a singular noun. Neither=(not one,not either n not the

other)has singular noun. E.g-Are you free on wed o thurs?Im free on

both days -Which day is better for you?Either day is ok.

DETERMINERS AND OF MOST PEOPLE,MOST OF US.

Sometimes we use determiners(some,any..)with of DETERMINERS+OF -use before the some of the people here this too many of those books my a few of our friends it enough of it WITHOUT OF too many old books. a few friends.