Articles and Demonstrative Pronouns

Articles and Demonstrative Pronouns

A. Articles
• A, an and the are articles
• A and an are used when a noun is mentioned for the first time
• An is used for nouns beginning with the sound of vowels a, e, I,
o, u
Example

There is an Eskimo sitting outside an igloo eating an ice
cream!

• A is used for. Nouns beginning with the sound of a consonant.
• The is used when we are specifically referring to a certain noun.
• The is also used when we talk about someone or something for

the second time.

Example

There is a goat in the square, and a key to the castle is
hanging from the goat’s neck.

• We also use the when there is only one such noun in the world.

Example

TheBS. tDaetmueonosftrLaitbiveertpyroisnoinunNsew York, America.

• This and that are used for singular nouns.
Example

This is a dog.
That is a horse.

• These and those are used for plural nouns.

Example

These are dogs.
Those are a horses.

• This and these are used when the nouns are near to you.
Example

This is John’s book.
These chairs are newly brought.

• That and those are used when the nouns are some distance
away.
Example

That pencil in the pencil box over there is mine.
Those newspapers in that corner are for recycling.