noun and article 22.12.2011

Today we learned about noun and articles which had been presented by Farah’s group.

Noun ; Names of people, places, things and animals

Common noun    

Car

Brand

Proper noun

Naza , Mitsubishi

Adidas, Nike

Abstract nouns is things we can only think of  and feel. It can be formed from adjectives or from common nouns or from verbs.

ARTICLES –A, AN, THE

WHEN TO USE A OR  AN

We often use a or an :

       in descriptions

Eg :         She is an interesting person.

                He got a loud voice.

       when we say what something is, or what somebody’s job is

Eg :         This is a return ticket.

                I am an engineer.

      We use a before a consonant sound ( b, c, d, g, j, m)

Eg :         A book

                A coat

                A letter

      We use an before a vowel sound ( a, e, i, o, u)

 

                Eg :         An address

                               An egg

                               An idea

       We choose a or an because of pronounciation, not spelling

               

                Eg :         an hour ( h is silent, so hour is like our )

                               a university (  pronounced ‘ you-niversity’ )

                               a one-pound stamp ( pronounced ‘ wun……’)

                               a European ( pronounced ‘ you-ropean’)