Articles &

Demonstratives

Unit 4, Lesson 2

ObjectivesStudents will:• Use articles and demonstrative

adjectives correctly.• Proofread for correct articles and

demonstrative adjectives.

Definitions• Articles

– A special kind of adjectives.– They include: a, an, the.

• “A” & “An” refer to any person, place, or thing.

• “The” refers to a particular person, place, or thing.

Rules

• Use “a” before singular words that begin with a consonant sound.– A jet– A high step– A clock– A Christmas tree

Rules

• Use “an” before singular words that begin with a vowel sound.– An apple– An engine– An octopus– An elephant– An hour

• The “h” is silent

Rules

• Demonstrative Adjectives– It tells “which one.”– This, that, these and those are

demonstrative adjectives.

Rules• Demonstrative Adjectives

– This and these refer to nouns close to the speaker or writer.

– Use this before singular words.– Use these before plural words.

• This trip• This book• These pencils• These seats

Rules• Demonstrative Adjectives

– That and those refer to nouns farther away.

– Use that before singular words.– Use those before plural words.

• That book• That door• Those people• Those seats

Which word correctly completes each sentence.

• I am flying in (a, an) huge plane.

• I don’t want (a, an) isle seat.

• (Those, That) tall man should fasten his seat belt.

• We are flying over (a, the) state of New York.

Which word correctly completes each sentence.

• (These, Those) clouds are far away.

• (This, These) new trains travel very fast.

• I rushed to (a, an) window seat.

• I sat in (a, the) first car of the train.

Which word correctly completes each sentence.

• (Those, These) cars behind me were crowded.

• My seat has a better view than (this, that) seat over there.

Find the incorrect articles and demonstratives.

• Reporter: – Here I am, on a very first trip of that Zoom Express

train. Everyone on these new train is thrilled. Here comes a excited passenger now. Sir, are you enjoying that trip?

• Passenger:– These train trip? It’s okay, I guess.

the this

thisan

this

This

Find the incorrect articles and demonstratives.

• Reporter: – Okay? An trip on a brand new super-speed train is just

okay?• Passenger:

– The train is fast and fancy, but it’s just a train.• Reporter:

– That tickets in your hand were very hard to get.• Passenger

– Well, this tickets were an surprise birthday gift from my family.

A

Those

these a

HomeworkWB pgs. 73 & 74

Identify any demonstrative adjectives

or articles.

• Palm trees line that busy street.– ____________________

• Several ducks waddled down a trail.– ____________________

Identify any demonstrative adjectives

or articles.

• Many playful dolphins swam in the ocean.– ____________________

• We drank an orange drink with ice cubes.– ____________________

Identify any demonstrative adjectives

or articles.

• Give me the red book.– ____________________

• Is this book yours?– ____________________

Identify any demonstrative adjectives

or articles.

• Are those your books?– ____________________

• The blue jacket belongs to Abby.– ____________________

Identify any demonstrative adjectives

or articles.

• I think those batteries are dead. – ____________________

• A little boy fell into the lake.– ____________________

Identify any demonstrative adjectives

or articles.

• This bus ride is too bumpy for me to do my homework on.– ____________________

• Do not open the present!– ____________________

Identify any demonstrative adjectives

or articles.

• These doctors are all highly qualified to treat your injury.– ____________________

• Explain how to find the answer.– ____________________

Identify any demonstrative adjectives

or articles.

• I saw the teacher go into this room.– ____________________

• An older man crashed into my car.– ____________________

Identify any demonstrative adjectives

or articles.

• The small, cute puppy bit his hand.– ___________________

• That problem is too hard for me to solve.– ____________________