What is an ARTICLE?
- Articles are words that go before nouns in English
- English has indefinite
and definite
articles: a, an, the
- Sometimes, NO article is used before a noun (also called "zero article"): Ø
Look at the following sentences. Two of the sentences below are incorrect. Can you tell which two are wrong?
- A
banana is yellow.
- The
banana is yellow.
- Bananas
are yellow.
- The
bananas are yellow.
- Banana
is yellow.
- Banana
are yellow.
Try the Quiz Group activity below to see which TWO sentences use articles incorrectly. (This quiz is for practice only. Your answers will not count in your grade. All other quizzes & activities DO count in your grade.)