Thursday - Adj/Articles

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What is an article?

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An article is a word that is used before a noun to define it as specific or unspecific. Examples include 'a', 'an', and 'the'.

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What is the article used before singular nouns that begin with a consonant?

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The article 'a' is used before singular nouns that begin with a consonant.

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What is the article used before singular nouns that begin with a vowel?

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The article 'an' is used before singular nouns that begin with a vowel.

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Which word in the sentence is an article? 'I took a picture of it for the school paper.'

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The word 'a' is the article.

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Which word in the sentence is an article? 'A baby moose stood in the meadow.'

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The word 'A' is the article.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It gives more information about the noun.

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Which word in the sentence is an adjective? 'The band played a happy song.'

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The word 'happy' is the adjective.

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Which word in the sentence is an adjective? 'Did you see who scored the final goal?'

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The word 'final' is the adjective.

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Can an article be used with plural nouns?

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Yes, 'the' can be used with plural nouns, but 'a' and 'an' cannot.

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What is the difference between 'a' and 'an'?

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Use 'a' before words that begin with a consonant sound and 'an' before words that begin with a vowel sound.