Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 1

Articles: 'a', 'an', 'the', ‘no article’

A - AN
 We use a when the following word starts with a consonant. For example: a car
 We use an when the following word starts with a vowel. For example: an elephant
 In these two cases, the nouns are countable and singular and we use them to talk about something for the
first time. For example: I am watching a film.
 We also use a-an to talk about professions. For example: she is a teacher

THE
 We use THE to talk about specific nouns or nouns mentioned before. For example: the dog, the pink bag,
the film is excellent.
 We use THE for a unique thing or person. For example: The Sun – The Eiffel Tower – The Pope

NO ARTICLE
 We use NO ARTICLE when we talk about things in general. For example: Dogs are cute.

You might also like