10- Articles

Lesson Ten

Articles

A / An / The

Singular

Plural

a / an	the
the	---

Articles are used in front of Nouns 

A , An are always singular 

The is singular or Plural 

Some plural Nouns don't use an article 

When using articles , it's important to also Know the difference between count and noncount nouns 

I have glasses. (plural - a /an )	Or....I have a pair of glasses
You have a hat. (singular count noun)	But....the second time you describe the hat, you say: The hat is blue.
He has somestrawberries. (plural count noun)	The strawberries are in his mouth (second mention).
She has a popsicle. (singular count noun)	The popsicle tastes good! or.... Popsicles taste good.
The cat has some water. (Water is a non-count noun) a / an )	The water is in a bowl. The bowl is purple.
We have timeto learnEnglish. (time and Englishare noncount nouns. Sometimes the is used; sometimes it isn't.)	I + you = we
They have agoodrelationship. (relationship is a singular count noun)
All three children havepopsicles. The popsiclestaste good. (Popsicle is a plural count noun)

A or An 

The 

There are a lot of rules for articles:

1. Don't put an article in front of the name of a place.

Correct: Minneapolis is a great city.

Not correct: The Minneapolis is a great city.

But it's correct to use the name of a place as an adjective:

The Minneapolis skyline is beautiful at night.

2. Indefinite amounts or general qualities don't take an article.

Pennies are made of copper.

The copper in this penny is turning brown. (this is a specific amount)

Water is good for you.

The water in this glass tastes bad. (this is a specific amount)

3. Don't use an article with possessive nouns or pronouns.

This is the Paul's website.