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5.3 Articles: Specific and Nonspecific

Articles Singular Count Nouns Plural Count Nouns Non-Count Nouns
the The child has brown eyes. | The children are fall. Where is the sugar?

a/an Do you have a blue pen?

some Do we need some apples? | | gave him some advice.

a . Use the to refer to a specific person, place, thing,
or idea. A noun is specific when:
a. itis clear which noun you mean a. Did you feed the cat? (our cat)
b. there is only one of the noun b. Look at the moon. Isn‘t it beautiful?
c. a prepositional phrase or relative clause comes c. Do you know the name of this lake?
after the noun and defines the noun | don’t know the people that arrived late.

. Use a/an before a singular count noun when:
a. you are not referring to a specific person, place, a. Do you have a picture of your family?
thing, or idea: you are referring to one of many
(Any picture is fine.)
b. the listener or reader does not know which b. | just read an interesting article about
person, place, thing, or idea you mean teenagers.

. Use some before a plural count noun or non- Some people are here already.
count noun that is not specific. Some refers to an People have already arrived.
indefinite amount. Often the meaning with and There’s some milk in the fridge. There’s milk
without some is similar. in the fridge.

4. Be careful! Singular count nouns almost always need v The girl has a new bike.
an article or other determiner (such as this, many, .. .). X Girl has new bike.

5. An article is not used in some common | often read in bed. | went to bed late.
expressions (fo bed, in bed, in class, at work, after After college, | plan to travel for a year.
school/college, at home).

4 Circle the correct articles to complete each sentence. PREALENGLISH |
When a noun is mentioned for
Circle @ for no article.
the first time, a/an is often used.
1. Gomd/ The teens play soccer in @ i@he)afternoon and When it is mentioned again.
others swim. the is used.
A: He wrote a paper for class.
2. Nick had an/ the injury, but he didn’t let an / the injury
B: How long was the paper?
stop him from playing soccer.

3. A/ The coach of his soccer team told Raul to stay @ / the home, but he didn’t want to.

4. After @/ the school, Mia babysits two young children in @/ the neighborhood.

5. We have a/@ test next Monday, so a/ the teacher is going to review everything on Friday.

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