Determiners: The Article

Hi, guys...! Today, I write about determiners. Determiners, or noun signals, are special adjectives used before nouns. There are different kinds of determiners. So, I think that important to tell your students when you teach them about how to make a simple sentence. Because of
determiners have a function to explain the nouns itself.

The words a, an and the are called the articles.
The words a and an are indefinite articles. They are used with singular
nouns. Use a before nouns that begin with a consonant. Use an before
nouns that begin with a vowel.

John is reading a book.
Would you like a peach?
Is that a dog or a fox?
You’ll need a ruler and a pencil.
Is there also an entrance at the back of the building?
Have you ever seen an elephant?
I always take an apple to school.
Do you have an umbrella that I can borrow? Would you like to live on an island?





The word the is called the definite article. Use the before a noun when you
are talking to someone who already knows which person or thing you mean.

Dad is sitting in the garden.
Who made the mess on the carpet?
Turn the television off now.
I’ll wait for you in the car.
The boys are upstairs and the girls are outside in the street.




taken from, BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR for english language grammar learners. Howard Sargeant.
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