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ARTICLESFLOR BERTHA CARAVANTES RODRÍGUEZ

JULIO CESAR TOCHE FLORES

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In English there are only three articles:

• A

• An

• The

There are two types of articles :

• indefinite 'a' and 'an'

• or definite 'the'.

Definite article

• Both English and Spanish the definite article to refer to a particular object is used.

• The definite article is very simple, always used "the".

Definite article

Definite Article Meaning

The el (male)la (female)lo (neutral)los (plural)las (plural)

Examples to definite article

The car is mineEl coche es mio

The chair has 4 legsLa silla tiene 4 patas

The cabinets are openLos armarios están abiertos

Definite article

• It is generally pronounced as "de":

• But if it precedes another word started with a vowel is pronounced "di".

Indefinite article

• In English, the indefinite article to refer to an element without specifying what is used.

• The indefinite article is:

• a (pronounced "a")

Indefinite articleIndefinite article

Meaning

Singular a ununa

Plural (Omitted) unosunas

Examples to Indefinite article• I have a car

yo tengo un coche

• He has a wife and two kidsÉl tiene una mujer y dos hijos

• CAUTION: In English only the indefinite article is used in the singular. In plural simply omitted:

I have dogs

Indefinite article: 'an'

• If the article is followed by a word beginning (his pronunciation) a vowel "an" is used instead of "a".

I ate half of an apple

• But beware:

I am a European

• Although 'European' begins with a vowel, it begins with a consonant, so "an" but simply "a" is not used.

Omission of Article in EnglishIn English the article is omitted with:

Materials (uncountable): Copper is a good driver

Hours: I work until 4:00 PM

Treatments (Mr, Mrs, Earl, Duke...): Mr. Smith went to America in 2009

Languages : English is hard

Sports: I play soccer