https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4 Identify yourself. Share your knowledge about the use of articles. Write about one case of the use of the indefinite article "a"/"an" or the use of the definite article "the" or the use of the zero article (no article). en-us 2017-10-29 22:32:34 UTC 2017-10-30 08:36:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621621 “A” is used infront of nouns that begin with a consonant and “An” is used infront of words that begin with a vowel. 
A man
An hour (the h is silent so an is used as if there was no h)
the is used to specify the thing you talk about.
the cat (specific cat)
a cat (just some cat)


]]> 2017-10-30 08:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621621 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621643 I got myself an apple for breakfast
I have a dog
I live in the house across the street

]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621643 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621649 A/An: When ]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621649 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621657 I would like to have an apple

I live in a houce

I like to eat out

My friend lives in the houce down the street

]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621657 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621660 "I am talking about a cat" (this implies you're talking about a random cat)
"I am talking about the cat" (this implies you're talking about a cat you know, not some random cat)]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621660 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621662 For example when you say: “I can see a house” you are not talking about some specific house.
But when you say: “I can see the house” you are talking about some specific house not just some random house.

A/An: We use A when the world that follows starts with a vowel.
Fx: I ]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621662 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621672 I found A bowling ball - a random bowling ball

I found THE bowling ball - you know about it and were purposely trying to find it


]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621672 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621676

]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621676 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621686 I have an orange.
I have a car
Normally you would use "a" most of the time but if the first letter of the other word is a "vowel" then "an" is used as using "a" then a word starting with a vowel sounds a bit weird]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621686 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621687 I ]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621687 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621703 A fish
An idiot

]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621703 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621705 We use zero article when you don’t put a definite article (the) or indefinite article (a-an) in front of a noun. For example proper names.]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621705 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621713 If you use the word "the" in your sentence, for example: I saw ]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621713 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621725 the cat 
Á cat 
You Use the cat When you are talking about a pesific cat and a cat when you are just talking about some cat

]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621725 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621726 A building 
An astronomer
The house (Talking about something specific)

]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621726 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621727 Im on a boat
I was on the boat


]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621727 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621734 2017-10-30 08:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621734 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621741 I saw a apple
I saw the apple
If you use the you are talking about some specific apple.
And if you use a. you are just talking about some apple]]> 2017-10-30 08:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201621741 https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201622057 A/An: When the first letter of the noun is a vowel, you have to use AN. For example: an Apple, an Orange, an Icon.
When the first letter of the noun is a consonant, you have to use A. For example: a Book, a Home, a Door]]> 2017-10-30 08:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_gristsenk/xkph8ln9pzq4/wish/201622057