1. oxford practice grammar articles (1): a , an , or the #49

2. first, let’s compare a and an oxford grammar practice #49

3. we use a before words which begin with consonants (b,c,d,f…) oxford grammar practice #49

4. a doctor a big car a girl oxford grammar practice #49

5. we also use a before u when it sounds like the word ‘you’ and before eu oxford grammar practice #49

6. sounds like ‘ you ’ starts with u = university a university oxford grammar practice #49

7. sounds like ‘ you ’ starts with = eu a Eu ropean city oxford grammar practice #49

8. we use an before words which begin with vowels (a,e,i,o,u) oxford grammar practice #49

9. an apple an interesting film oxford grammar practice #49

10. we also use an before words that begin with a silent h oxford grammar practice #49

11. silent ‘h’ = hour an hour oxford grammar practice #49

12. hard ‘h’ = house a house oxford grammar practice #49

13. next, let’s compare a / an and the oxford grammar practice #49

14. Mary: I bought a CD player and a TV yesterday . Joe: Was the CD player expensive? oxford grammar practice #49

15. we usually use a / an with a noun to talk about a person or thing for the first time oxford grammar practice #49

16. a CD player oxford grammar practice #49

17. we usually use the when we talk about the person or thing again oxford grammar practice #49

18. the CD player = the one that Mary bought oxford grammar practice #49

19. however, there are some special uses of a / an and the oxford grammar practice #49

20. we use a / an with prices, frequency and speeds oxford grammar practice #49

21. prices It costs £2 a litre oxford grammar practice #49

22. frequency I drink about three cups of coffee a day oxford grammar practice #49

23. speeds You’re driving at ninety miles an hour oxford grammar practice #49

24. we use a / an before hundred, thousand, and million oxford grammar practice #49

25. a hundred people a thousand days oxford grammar practice #49

26. we use a / an for talking about jobs oxford grammar practice #49

27. I’m a bank manager oxford grammar practice #49

28. we use the when there is only one of something oxford grammar practice #49

29. May I turn on the TV? oxford grammar practice #49

30. Where’s Mary? She’s in the kitchen. oxford grammar practice #49

31. we use the with musical instruments oxford grammar practice #49

32. I play the guitar. Jane plays the violin. oxford grammar practice #49

33. works cited Coe, Norman, Mark Harrison, and Ken Paterson . Oxford Practice Grammar Basic with Answers . Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2006.