ARTICLES

ARTICLES  ( A , An , The )

A and An

·         are used with countable nouns.

Ex : There is a bird on the branch.

                               

·         are used to talk about just one member of that group.

Ex: We saw an antelope at the zoo last Sun

The

·         is used to refer to only one such thing

Ex : The earth revolves around the sun.

·         is used with special pronouns.

Ex: The Nile is the longest river in the world.

·         is also used to talk about people and things that have already been mentioned earlier.

Ex: We live in a small flat. The flat is at the top floor of an old building.

Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ , ‘an’ or ‘the’

1) Yesterday, Susan bought ________ newspaper and _________ magazine.  ________ newspaper is on her table but she could not remember where she put _________ magazine.

2) There was ______ accident in front of ______ office building this morning. Many people had gathered at _______ scene before ________ police arrived.

3) ______ sky looks cloudy today and only _______ single eagle is seen flying high up.