grammar

HELLO! LET’S LEARN GRAMMAR!

“The pool was too deep for little Larry. So, he bath in the kiddie pool,”

The is a definite article. It is used to :-

²  Refer to a particular thing or person. 

      For example : The boy is cold.

²  Refer to things which are only one of its kind. 

      For example : The moon is shining brightly.

²  Refer to countries that have the in front of them. 

      For example : he safely landed in the United States of America.

Zero article (-) is the omission of the article ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’. Sometimes we do not need articles for:

²  Uncountable or plural nouns. For example: Later, he pour water in the cup.

²  Proper nouns. Maria is singing in the rain.

Let’s do some exercises!

Complete the sentences below. Write the or -.

1. ___ moon is shining brightly at night.

2. Sarah is ___ I have ever met.

3. ___ boy is making a loaf of bread for ___ his friend.

4. ___ Russia is ___ biggest country.

5. ___ made soup for ___ beggar on the streets.

Oh dear, it looks like the passage is missing it’s the and (-)! Can you please help fill the blanks?

Little Harry would like to join ___ singing contest that will be held at ___ town’s hall. He saw ___ poster at a corner behind his house. Harry asked for his parent’s permission and they agreed to bring ___ Harry to the singing contest. 

Once there, ___ judges called his name and he went up ___ stage eagerly. Harry bit his lower lip and sang his favorite song that his mother always sing to him at night. After that, he went down ___ stage, feeling happy as he ran to his parents who were watching in the audience. 

Harry and his parents went home feeling contented. A few days after that, ___ results came out. Surprisingly, Harry won first place and he received a gold medal as an award for his achievement.