Articles Flashcards
True or False:
Every time we use a noun we have to decide whether or not to use an article?
True
True or False:
Interaction factors of article use include:
• meaning / shared knowledge / context and whether the noun is singular, plural or uncountable?
True
True or false:
Fixed expressions and idioms require us to use a particular article (or no article at all)
True
True or false:
Articles are part of noun phrases and come immediately before a noun or an adjective or before a combination of adverb, adjective and noun
True
I heard a noise
I heard an eerie noise
I heard the strangely muffled noise
True or false:
We can leave out articles before:
Plural nouns / uncountable nouns
True
(PN) dreams often come true
(UN) give me money
True or false:
We can only leave an article out before a singular noun if we replace it with another determiner?
True
Yes / No
Can you use a/an with plural and uncountable nouns?
No
Yes / No.
Can you use “no article” with a singular noun?
No
Yes / No.
Can you use “the” before singular / plural and Uncountable nouns
Yes
To announce that we are introducing something new, something unexpected, or something that the reader/listener is unaware of we use?
a/an
Which article do we use to trigger the reader/listener that they know or will soon know what we are referring to?
The
Referring backwards or forwards?
“Take prizes for the children who win”
Forwards
Referring forwards or backwards?
“When I was out I passed a couple with two girls and a boy. I thought I knew the parents but I didn’t recognize the children at all”
Backwards
When something is immediately defined we use ?
The
When referring to something general - we leave out the article before ?
Plural and uncountable nouns
“I usually have [] sandwiches for lunch”
“[] English parsley has curly leaves”
- there is
- the first time we mention something
- after have / have got
- naming things
- with occupations
All attract which article ?
a / an
- something already mentioned
- only one of something
- with defining relative clauses
- with of before prepositional phrases
The
The cake is moldy
The moon
Shoot the kid who derailed the train
The benefits of early retirement
We use “the” with proper nouns. Name eight groups
Rivers: the Ganges Mountain ranges: the Andes Ocean and seas: the Atlantic Deserts: the Sahara Groups of islands: the Maldives Hotels: the Hilton Cinemas: the Odeon Political Bodies: the Labour Party
Countries whose names include political terms or plural nouns, we use ?
The
the United Kingdom - the Czech Republic - the Philippines
Name 6 institutions that we use no article?
Hospital Church School Prison College University
Yes / No
We use an article before certain meal times
No
She came to [] lunch
Let’s have [] dinner
Yes / No
We don’t use an article in most expressions of time
Yes
Next [] week / last [] year / at [] six o’clock
Yes / no
We include “the” after verbs of motion in expressions with “work, home, and bed” ?
No
She left [] work / I got [] home / she went [] to bed.
Yes / No
Do we leave out “the” after a “be Verb”
Yes
She is at [] work - she is in [] bed
Do we use an article before:
villages/towns/cities/parks/streets/forests
No
Sherwood Forest
Auckland
Bubenecska Street
Melnik
Pronunciation: Why are the following correct: “an umbrella” “a union” “an hour” “a horse”
“an umbrella” /A/
“a union” /j/
“an hour” /au/
“a horse” /h/
