Grammar Notes: Article and Adjectives

  1.    Adjectives are words that tell more about a noun by describing the person, place, or thing. 

  Articles are types of adjectives. (This is a review from first semester.)

  2.    A, AN and THE are special kinds of adjectives called Articles.

·        A and AN are only used with single nouns.

ü A is used with nouns that begin with a consonant.

ü An is used with nouns that begin with a vowel.

·        THE is used before singular or plural nouns.

Examples:

·        The beautiful flowers bloomed.

·        Some people are going to Disney World in June. 

·        The red ball was very popular.

·        There are three songs that we will sing at mass.

Examples:

A dog is a fun pet to have.

An octopus lives in the ocean.

The boy is a fast runner.

The boys are fast runners.