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ARTICLES & POSSESSIVES Chalida Piyajittra No. 10 Sitanan Wongsurith No. 22 Thitika Chaibandit No. 23 Titayaporn Schmidt No. 25 M.4/2

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ARTICLES & POSSESSIVES

Chalida Piyajittra No. 10

Sitanan Wongsurith No. 22

Thitika Chaibandit No. 23

Titayaporn Schmidt No. 25

M.4/2

ARTICLES

An article is a word that used with a noun to

indicate the type of reference being made by the

noun.

There are 2 types of articles : Indefinite Article

: Definite Article

ARTICLES

INDEFINITE ARTICLE

Indefinite Article are a and an.

HOW TO USE A AND AN

We use a and an when introduce something or

someone you have not mentioned before

We use a when the noun you are referring to

begins with a consonant.

Ex. a spoon, a tiger, a book etc.

We use an when the noun you are referring to begins

with a vowel.

Ex. an elephant, an apple etc.

We use a and an before singular nouns that can be

count

Ex. He has a cat.

This is an orange.

We say "university" with a "y" sound at the

beginning as though it were spelt "youniversity".

So, "a university" IS correct.

We say "hour" with a silent h as though it were

spelt "our".

So, "an hour" IS correct.

Exception

DEFINITE ARTICLE

Definite Article is “the”.

HOW TO USE “THE”

We use “the” with Singular nouns and Plural

nouns and when we have already mentioned the

thing we are talking about.

We use “the” before noun that have one thing in the

world

Ex. The sun, the moon, the sky etc.

We use “the” before family’s name, newspaper’s name

and place’s name.

Ex. The Browns (Family’s name)

The Nation (Newspaper’s name)

The Sahara (Place’s name)

EXCEPTION THAT NO NEED TO USE ARTICLE

The meal’s name Ex. Breakfast, etc.

The language’s name and subject’s name

Ex. English, Thai, etc.

The day’s name Ex. Wednesday, Monday, etc.

The festival’s name Ex. Christmas, etc.

The Season’s name Ex. Summer, etc.

The city’s name and the country’s name

Ex. Thailand, Texas, etc.

The continent’s name Ex. Asia, Europe, etc.

The sport’s name Ex. Football, Tennis, etc.

EXCEPTION THAT NO NEED TO USE ARTICLE

POSSESSIVES{SHOW THE OWNERSHIP}

possessives: nouns

possessives: adjectives

possessives: pronouns

possessives: questions

POSSESSIVES: NOUNS

We use a noun with ’s with a singular noun to

show possession:

Ex. We are having a party at John’s house.

We use s’ with a plural noun ending in -s:

Ex. This is my parents’ house.

But we use ’s with other plural nouns:

Ex. These are men’s shoes.

POSSESSIVES: NOUNS

POSSESSIVES: ADJECTIVES

Subject Object Possessive

I me my

He him his

She her her

It it its

We us our

They them their

You you your

POSSESSIVES: ADJECTIVES

We use possessive adjectives:

to show something belongs to somebody

Ex. My car is very old.

for relations and friends:

Ex. My mother is a doctor.

for parts of the body:

Ex. She’s washing her hair.

POSSESSIVES: PRONOUNS

Subject Object pronouns

I me mine

He him his

She her hers

It it its

We us ours

They them theirs

You you yours

We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a noun phrase:

POSSESSIVES: PRONOUNS

Is that John’s car? No, it’s [my car] > No, it’s mine.

Whose coat is this? Is it [your coat]? > Is it yours?

Her coat is grey, [my coat]is brown Her coat is grey, mine is brown.

We can use possessive pronouns after of.

We can say: Susan is one of my friends.

or

Susan is a friend of mine.

POSSESSIVES: PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVES: QUESTIONS

We use whose to ask questions:

Pattern A Pattern B

Whose coat is this? or Whose is this coat?

Whose book is that? or Whose is that book?

Whose bags are those? or Whose are those bags?

REFERENCE

http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/articlestext.html

http://www.grammarly.com/handbook/grammar/articles/

http://eng4-6.blogspot.com/2013/03/articles-an-the.html

http://www.translationfind.com/th/english-learning/132-Article-

%28A-An-The%29.html

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-

grammar/possessives/possessives-adjectives

THANK YOU