Determiners
Determiners are words such as this, those, my, their, which. They are special adjectives that are used before nouns.
The Articles
The words a, an and the belong to this group of words called determiners.
The words a and an are called indefinite articles. You can use them with singular nouns to talk about any single person or thing.
This is a picture of an elephant.
Rudy is reading a book.
Mom bought me a new dress today.
You will need an umbrella when you go out.
She eats an apple a day.
- The article an is usually used before words beginning with vowels. The article a is used before words beginning with consonants.
The word the is called the definite article. Use the before a noun when you are talking about a certain person or thing.
Granny is sitting in the garden.
The street is very busy today.
The sky is getting dark.
- You also use the before a noun when there
is only one. For example:
the sun
the moon
the sky
the front door of my house
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