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Lesson: Correct rules of using article "A & An" 12/4/2020 3

Learning Outcome By the end of the lesson you will be able to … • mention the rules of using article “A" correctly. • say the rules of using article “An” correctly. • mention where to omit article "A & An". • complete some exercises on the rules of using article "A" & "An" correctly. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 4

Rule Of Using A/An Rule- 1: A/An is used when we mention someone or something (single countable noun) for the first time. Examples: I saw a man on the street. An old lady comes to our house. I have a dog. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 5

Rule Of Using A/An Rule- 2: A/An is used to indicate a unit. Examples: One hundred centimeters make a meter. An ounce of gold is enough. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 6

Rule Of Using A/An Rule- 3: A /An is used in the sense of “one like. ” Examples: He thinks he Rabindranath. is a He seems to be an Indian. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 7

Rule Of Using A/An Rule- 4: A/An is used before an unknown name or a surname. Examples: An Ikbal came here to collect the news. A Mr. Sen came to see you. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 8

Rule Of Using A/An Rule- 5: A or An is used in the sense of the same. Examples: Birds of a feather flock together. A Pigeon flies with a pigeon, a hawk with a hawk. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 9

Rule Of Using A/An Rules-6: A or An is used to denote profession, trade, class etc. Examples: I am an English teacher. I am a doctor. " Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 10

Rule Of Using A/An Rule-7: A is used before dozen, hundred , thousand, million etc. Examples: Here is a dozen of banana. A million bees came out from honeycomb. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 11

Rule Of Using A/An Rule-8: A or An is used to express the price, ratio, speed. Examples: Rice sells fifty taka a kilogram. The car runs eighty kilometers an hour. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 12

Rule Of Using A/An Rule-9: A or An is used in the sense of each or per. Examples: He drives the car at 50 miles an hour. He earns one thousand rupees a month. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 13

Rule Of Using A/An Rule-10: A/an" can be used only with count nouns. Examples: I need a new glass of milk. “ You can't say, "I need a milk. " I need a bottle of water. You can't say, "I need a water. " Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 14

Rule Of Using A/An Rule-11: A or An is used to indicate a class as a whole. Examples: An ox has horns. A horse has four legs. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 15

Rule Of Using A/An Rule-12: A or An is used before some words and phrases. Examples: I have a headache. I am in a hurry. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 16

Rule Of Using A/An Rule-13: A or An is used in Exclamatory sentences beginning with “what”. Examples: What a nice bird it is! What an awful remark! Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 17

Rule Of Using A/An Rule-14: A is used before the superlative “most” when it means “very”. Examples: He saw a most wonderful sight. This is a most interesting story. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 18

Rule Of Using A/An Rule-15: A or An is used before few, little, lot of , good deal, great many , good many etc. and sometimes after many. Examples: A great many soldiers entered the town. There a few books on the table. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 19

Rule Of Using A/An Rule-16: A is used before the word half and when half is used after any whole number. Examples: We want one and a half kilograms rice. He ran a half-kilometer. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 20

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Omission of A/ An Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 22

Rules Of Omitting Articles –A & An Rule-1: A or An is not used with a plural noun. Dogs (not a dogs) Girls (not a girls) Books (not a books) Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 23

Rules Of Omitting Articles –A & An Rule-2: A/An is not used before uncountable with unconditional nouns. Furniture Machinery Gold Articles- Use of A/An Scenery 12/4/2020 24

Rules Of Omitting Articles –A & An Rule-3: A/An is not used before the name of meal. We have breakfast at eight. (Not we have a breakfast at eight. ) We eat dinner together. (Not we eat a dinner together) Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 25

Rules Of Omitting Articles –A & An But if adjective is used before the name of meal then a/an is used. She gave them a good breakfast. If special meal is given in a ceremony then a/an can be used. We were invited to a dinner at her marriage ceremony. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 26

Group Work Group-1. Write 10 example sentences where article "a & an" is necessary. Group-2. Write 10 example sentences where article "a & an" is not necessary. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 27

Evaluation 1. Will you use article "A" before Mr. /Mrs. /Miss? 2. Will you use article "A or An" before uncountable noun? 3. We have _____ (a/an/none) breakfast at 7. 00 am. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 28

Evaluation 1. When will we use article "a & an" after "many and such"? 2. Can you mention some Abstract nouns that are used as common noun? Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 29

Home work Recall the rules that we today have discussed for comprehension better & complete the exercise sheet delivered to you. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 30

Thanks to all. Articles- Use of A/An 12/4/2020 31