This document discusses English grammar articles - indefinite articles like "a" and "an", and the definite article "the". It explains the different uses of these articles, including when to use indefinite articles with singular countable nouns, jobs, numbers, and exclamations. It also explains when to use the definite article, such as with inventions, geographic features, organizations, and previously mentioned things. The document concludes by discussing cases when no article is used, such as with continents, countries, cities, streets, illnesses, and plural/abstract nouns used in general senses.

1. The articles
STUDENTS: Erika Yamasque
Janneth Caba
Gesica Ramirez
Erika Saigua
TEACHER: Magdalena Ullauri
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS
GRAMAR IV

2. What are English grammar
articles?

3. INDEFINITE ARTICLES

4. Use the indefinite article a/an:
 with (singular) jobs, etc.
She is a doctor.
• in exclamations
What a lovely dress!
• with these numbers: 100, 1,000, 1,000,000
There were over a hundred people at the party.
• with singular countable nouns (mentioned for the
first time or when it doesn’t matter which one).
I need a pencil.

5. Use the definite article the to talk about the following:
 inventions
When was the telephone invented?
• mountain rangers
They went skiing in the Swiss Alps.
• rivers, seas and oceans
The river Volga flows into the Caspian
Sea.
• species of animals
The domestic cat has lived alongside
humans since the time of Pharaohs.

6.  island groups
The Seychelles are a group of islands in the
Indian Ocean.
.
• cinemas, theatre
We are going to the Odeon this evening
•hotels
The Grand Hotel is in Baker Street.
• deserts
The sand on this beach was imported from
the Sahara.

7.  newspapers
Which newspaper shall I buy – the Independent or
the Herald?
• organisations
He used to work for the BBC.
• museums, art galleries
You should go to the Science
Museum. It’s very interesting.
• national groups
The Welsh are famous for their singing.

8. THE DEFINITE ARTICLE
«THE»
 The definite article tells
us that the noun is
specific. The
speaker talks about a
particular (or
known) thing.
 “The" is one of the
most common
words in English
 NOT TO USE "THE“
names of countries
(except for the special
cases
Have you been to the Vietnam
Memorial?
We went to the Louvre and
saw the Mona Lisa

9. Also use the definite article:
• to talk about previously mentioned things
There is a cat in the yard. The cat is black.
• to talk about particular nouns when it is
clear what we are referring to
Where is the dog? I want to take him for a walk.
• when there is only one of something
The earth goes round the sun.
He is the tallest boy in our class.
• with superlatives

10. The zero article
Use no article (the zero article) to talk about:
 continents
They are travelling through Asia.
• countries
Have you been to Russia?
• mountains
They have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
• lakes
Chicago is on Lake Michigan.

11.  villages, towns, cities
We live in Tartu.
• streets, roads, etc.
He lives in Oxford Street.
• magazines
Do you read Time magazine?
• illnesses
He’s got flu.
• uncountable, plural and abstract nouns
used in their general sense
Love makes the world go round.
We buy fruit and vegetables at the market.

12. Also use no articles in the following
expressions:
 to/ at/ from
school/university/ college
 in/ to class
 to/ in/ into/ from church
 to/ in/ into/ out of prison/
hospital/ bed
 to/ at/ from work
 for/ at/ to breakfast/ lunch/
dinner
 by car/ bus/ bicycle/ plane/
train/tube/ boat/ on foot

13. SUMMARY
Consonants
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14. Put the articles where necessary:
Shakespeare’s father.
He was … farmer who,
at … different times of
his life, sold … meat
and bought and sold
… wool Probably …
first work he did there
was at one of
Shakespeare’s father.
He was … farmer who,
at … different times of
his life, sold … meat
and bought and sold
… wool Probably …
first work he did there
was at one of