GRAMMAR GRIND

1. GRAMMAR GRIND Articles

2. Articles There are three articles in English Indefinite Articles: A / An Definite Article: The

3. Definite Articles Usage: When you’re talking/ writing about a specific person or thing. Any time there is a superlative adjective. Examples: Mr. Langanis the best teacher in the known and unknown universe. Anthem is the book that we’re reading.

4. Let’s Try It _________ tie Mr. Langan is wearing today is pretty fly. The Paulo showed me _______ “What Does the Fox Say” video yesterday. the the It was _______ funniest thing Mr. Langan had seen in a while. the Crystal always has _________ biggest smile on her face. Animal Farm by George Orwell is ________ next book we’re reading. the

5. Indefinite Articles Usage: when describing a non specific thing or member of a group. Examples: I want to have a teacher who knows how to Grammar Grind. I hope we read a book about getting turnt up this year. At the zoo I saw an elephant.

6. Indefinite Articles Using A vs. An depends on the sound that begins the next word in the sentence. Use A when the next sound is a consonant. Examples: A boy, a car, a zoo, a class, a student, a teacher, a school Use An when the next sound is a vowel. Examples: An elephant, an apple, an orphan, an owl, an octopus

7. Indefinite Articles It gets tricky when… A vowel makes a consonant sound. “U” can sometimes make a “Y” sound. Examples: A user - sounds like “yoo-zer” A university – sounds like “yoo-ni-ver-si-ty” A unicycle – sounds like “yoo-ni-cy-cle

8. Indefinite Articles It gets tricky when… A consonant can make a vowel sound. Examples: An honor – sounds like “on-er” An hour – sounds like “our”

9. Let’s Try It Mr. Langan is going to give us ______ worksheet after this. a the Jennellie said she’s done reading _______ book, Anthem. We’re taking _______ quiz tomorrow. a an Dyheem is going to get _______ A in this class. Mr. Cruz has ______ octopus as a pet. an