Defined and Undefined articles

1. *Singular count nouns
Ex. My family has a dog.
An apple is red.
*Before all the jobs
Ex. My sister is an actress
He is a doctor.
Rule #1

2. * 2nd time you talk about the same
noun
Ex. I bought shoes. The shoes were
cheap.
*Only one
Ex. The Sun, The Moon, The internet
*Musical instruments
Ex. I can play the piano.
Rule #2

3. *Uncount nouns and plural count
nouns (if it’s generalization)
Ex. I like to drink a water.
The People enjoy traditional food.
Proper nouns (Capital letter)
Ex. See you on the Monday.
He is in the London.
I will be in the Italy next June.
Rule #3

4. 1.Jim has got pet.
2. pet is fat.
3.Jim’s pet has got
hat.
4. hat is black.

5. 1.Ann and Bob have got
pig.
2. pig’s name is
Peggy.
3. Pigs are heavy
animals

6. Rule #4
• When we are talking about things in
GENERAL, or we refer an undefined
group of people, we DON’T USE
ARTICLE

7. Rule #4
• When we are talking about things in
GENERAL, or we refer an undefined
group of people, we DON’T USE
ARTICLE
“ People think children feel
more confident to speak at home
than at school.
Example
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8. I saw ___ cat.
Story Time
a ___ cat was sitting on
___ fence
.
The
a ___ fence was painted
brown.
The
___ cat jumped off ___ fence
when it saw ___ mouse.
The the
a ___ mouse
ran into ___ hole when it saw ___ cat,
so ___ cat didn't catch ___ mouse.
The
a the
the the
____Cats normally eat, ___mice.- -