Use of A, An , The

1. Use of A, An, The Prof. Myrna Monllor English 031

2. A = un, una A building

3. Use of A A student waits for the bus. (It could be any student, not a student in particular.) A book is on the table. (It could be any book, not a book in particular.)

4. He is an artist. An= Un, Una

5. Use of An When the h is silent, you use an. When it is not, you use a: a happy couple. The class lasts an hour. (It could be any hour, not an hour in particular.) She is eating an Oreo cookie. (It could be any Oreo cookie.

6. The= El/La/Los/Las The girl with the pink dress is a brunette. The girls are beautiful.

7. Use of The The lunchbox on the table is mine. (It is a specific lunchbox.) The tickets for the concert cost $125.

8. Do NOT Confuse He (subject pronoun)= Él The (article) = El The soccer player kicks the ball. He is a soccer player.

9. Exercise • I like ___ Toyota Rav 4 better than ___ Nissan Rogue. • His car does 150 miles ___ hour. • Where’s ___ I Phone that you used? • Where can you find ____ class presentations? • Is your mother working at ____ supermarket? • The apples are $1.69 ____ pound.

10. Exercise 7. I have ____ terrible headache. 8. Idalis has ___ dog. 9. Carolina needs ____ new desk. 10. Carolina will buy ____ desk at Costco. 11. Carlos has ____ old bike. 12. I use ____ blue pen. 13. ____ blue pen was a gift. 14. The students finish ____ exercise.