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Post Reply Close By: cj_karthik (9 month(s) ago) Thankyou very much.... Sorry for the late reply... Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Articles & its Usage : Articles & its Usage Introduction, Vowels, Consonants, Kinds of articles and its Usage with Test Exercise and its Answers. Introduction: : Introduction: Alphabets of the English language are classified into 2 popular categories. They’re 1. Vowels (E.g. a, e, i, o & u) . 2. Consonants (E.g. b, c, d, h & z All other letters except A E I O U). Note: According to some Unauthenticated sources, around 400 years back F H L M N R S X & Z were considered as Demy Vowels Slide 3: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” Articles are used to give clarity to the sentences. This we can see from the above examples. Even though articles are not considered under any parts of speech it plays vital role in English grammar. Normally it is used before nouns. Kinds of Articles. : Kinds of Articles. Articles are of 2 kinds. 1. Indefinite Articles. 2. Definite/Universal Article. Indefinite Articles. : Indefinite Articles. Indefinite articles are ‘A’ & ‘An’. They’re exclusively used for/before singulars. Article An. : Article An. Article An is exclusively used before the words which begins with Vowel pronunciation. In short it’s used before singular vowel sound. E.g. 1. Ganesh is an Auditor. 2. It’s an acceptance given by Government of India. 3. It’s an excellent idea! Advanced Examples. : Advanced Examples. It’s an honour to Dr. Abdul Kalam. His father is an Honest man. Note: In the above two examples an is used because H is considered as silent letter and its pronunciation begins with oanour, oanest. Hence article an has been used. His friend is an MLA. Here is an X- Ray report. An MBA degree is essential to apply for the position of manager. Note in the above examples, MLA MBA etc starts from vowel pronunciation. Hence article an is used. Article A. : Article A. Article ‘A’ is used before the words which begins with consonant pronunciation. It should be noted that, article A is used before singular consonant sound. Further it should also be noted that article A must be pronounced as ‘Aa’ (less stressed). Examples for Article ‘A’. : Examples for Article ‘A’. Buy a good dictionary. He is a graphologist. What a good idea! He’s working as a steno in my office. There’s a problem in your system. Advanced Examples. : Advanced Examples. There’s a University near my house. He’s a European. It’s a one rupee coin. Note: In the above three examples, the words University, European and One etc. are starts from consonant pronunciation i.e. Yuu…. (University… European…), Waa…. (One…) Hence article ‘A’ has been used. Definite Article. : Definite Article. The is called as Definite article. It’s also called as universal article. Article ‘the’ is used before plurals. Indefinite Articles are exclusively used for singulars. Whereas article ‘the’ is used not only for plural, but also for singulars. Pronunciation. : Pronunciation. Article ‘THE’ has to be pronounced according to the sound of the following word. Before Vowels: The (Dhee). 2. Before Consonants: The (Dha). E.g. Here is the (dhee) end of the (dha) news. This is one of the most popular example of concluding part of English news in All India Radio. Usage of Article The. : Usage of Article The. Incase of usage of article, it’s the article ‘the’, always before plurals. Whenever speaking about any specific or particular thing, article ‘the’ must be used. E.g. 1. The students are waiting. 2. I like to listen the FM radio. 3. My college is at the end of this road. Usage of Article THE continued… : Usage of Article THE continued… Article the is also used before some proper names and authorities. Example: The river Kaveri, The Chamundi hill, The President of India, The Prime Minister etc. Secondly, the things already we referred. Example: 1. Let’s go to the temple. 2. He’s the boy who won the prize. Usage of Article THE continued… : Usage of Article THE continued… Article ‘the’ has to be used before the words in superlative and comparative degrees. Examples: He’s the best student in my class. Ram is the eldest son in our family. The more you read, the more you understand. The bigger part will remain. Test/Exercise. : Test/Exercise. 1. __ student should obey __ teacher. 2. __ honest person will always speak __ truth & he’ll never tell __ lie. 3. __ price of __ book shouldn’t exceed Rs: 200/-. Test/Exercise Continued… : Test/Exercise Continued… 4. __ small hole in __ ship, can make __ ship to sink. 5. Where is __ X-Ray report of Ram? 6. One day, even I saw __ police man near __ bus stand. 7. Would you like to have __ cup of Coffee? 8. Where’s ___ book, which you were reading yesterday. Test/Exercise Continued… : Test/Exercise Continued… 9. ___ MLAs should vote in this election. 10. Is it __ honest idea? 11. It’s __ union of employees. 12. She’s __ MBA degree holder. 13. Why don’t you make __ attempt? 14. He’s __ FBI officer. 15. __ next slide consists answers to __ questions. Answers. : Answers. 1. a, the. 2. an, the, a. 3. The, a. 4. a, the, the. 5. The. 6. a, the. 7. a 8. the 9. the. 10. the (specific and already referred in conversation. Normally ‘an’ in ordinary course of conversation). Answers Continued… : Answers Continued… 11. a (because the pronunciation starts from yu…. As yu… is consonant sound article ‘a’ must be used). 12. an. 13. an. 14. an. 15. The, the. Conclusion. : Conclusion. Articles are interesting to read/study. But the peculiarity is, in its usage. Try to listen the conversation, read the books/newspapers and understand the usage of articles. Even it’s suggested to the trainers to give more practical oriented exercise in this topic. Also give incorrect sentences and ask the students to correct it. So that, they can understand the concept clearly. 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Articles cj_karthik Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 274 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (3) Dislike it (0) Added: November 25, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: tamzrony (14 month(s) ago) can i download this ppt, plz i need it Saving..... Post Reply Close By: cj_karthik (9 month(s) ago) Hi Greetings of the day! Sorry for the late reply! You can download any thing from my side... All the best! Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: japo4ka (15 month(s) ago) very nice!!! thank you! Saving..... Post Reply Close By: cj_karthik (9 month(s) ago) Thankyou very much.... Sorry for the late reply... Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Articles & its Usage : Articles & its Usage Introduction, Vowels, Consonants, Kinds of articles and its Usage with Test Exercise and its Answers. Introduction: : Introduction: Alphabets of the English language are classified into 2 popular categories. They’re 1. Vowels (E.g. a, e, i, o & u) . 2. Consonants (E.g. b, c, d, h & z All other letters except A E I O U). Note: According to some Unauthenticated sources, around 400 years back F H L M N R S X & Z were considered as Demy Vowels Slide 3: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” Articles are used to give clarity to the sentences. This we can see from the above examples. Even though articles are not considered under any parts of speech it plays vital role in English grammar. Normally it is used before nouns. Kinds of Articles. : Kinds of Articles. Articles are of 2 kinds. 1. Indefinite Articles. 2. Definite/Universal Article. Indefinite Articles. : Indefinite Articles. Indefinite articles are ‘A’ & ‘An’. They’re exclusively used for/before singulars. Article An. : Article An. Article An is exclusively used before the words which begins with Vowel pronunciation. In short it’s used before singular vowel sound. E.g. 1. Ganesh is an Auditor. 2. It’s an acceptance given by Government of India. 3. It’s an excellent idea! Advanced Examples. : Advanced Examples. It’s an honour to Dr. Abdul Kalam. His father is an Honest man. Note: In the above two examples an is used because H is considered as silent letter and its pronunciation begins with oanour, oanest. Hence article an has been used. His friend is an MLA. Here is an X- Ray report. An MBA degree is essential to apply for the position of manager. Note in the above examples, MLA MBA etc starts from vowel pronunciation. Hence article an is used. Article A. : Article A. Article ‘A’ is used before the words which begins with consonant pronunciation. It should be noted that, article A is used before singular consonant sound. Further it should also be noted that article A must be pronounced as ‘Aa’ (less stressed). Examples for Article ‘A’. : Examples for Article ‘A’. Buy a good dictionary. He is a graphologist. What a good idea! He’s working as a steno in my office. There’s a problem in your system. Advanced Examples. : Advanced Examples. There’s a University near my house. He’s a European. It’s a one rupee coin. Note: In the above three examples, the words University, European and One etc. are starts from consonant pronunciation i.e. Yuu…. (University… European…), Waa…. (One…) Hence article ‘A’ has been used. Definite Article. : Definite Article. The is called as Definite article. It’s also called as universal article. Article ‘the’ is used before plurals. Indefinite Articles are exclusively used for singulars. Whereas article ‘the’ is used not only for plural, but also for singulars. Pronunciation. : Pronunciation. Article ‘THE’ has to be pronounced according to the sound of the following word. Before Vowels: The (Dhee). 2. Before Consonants: The (Dha). E.g. Here is the (dhee) end of the (dha) news. This is one of the most popular example of concluding part of English news in All India Radio. Usage of Article The. : Usage of Article The. Incase of usage of article, it’s the article ‘the’, always before plurals. Whenever speaking about any specific or particular thing, article ‘the’ must be used. E.g. 1. The students are waiting. 2. I like to listen the FM radio. 3. My college is at the end of this road. Usage of Article THE continued… : Usage of Article THE continued… Article the is also used before some proper names and authorities. Example: The river Kaveri, The Chamundi hill, The President of India, The Prime Minister etc. Secondly, the things already we referred. Example: 1. Let’s go to the temple. 2. He’s the boy who won the prize. Usage of Article THE continued… : Usage of Article THE continued… Article ‘the’ has to be used before the words in superlative and comparative degrees. Examples: He’s the best student in my class. Ram is the eldest son in our family. The more you read, the more you understand. The bigger part will remain. Test/Exercise. : Test/Exercise. 1. __ student should obey __ teacher. 2. __ honest person will always speak __ truth & he’ll never tell __ lie. 3. __ price of __ book shouldn’t exceed Rs: 200/-. Test/Exercise Continued… : Test/Exercise Continued… 4. __ small hole in __ ship, can make __ ship to sink. 5. Where is __ X-Ray report of Ram? 6. One day, even I saw __ police man near __ bus stand. 7. Would you like to have __ cup of Coffee? 8. Where’s ___ book, which you were reading yesterday. Test/Exercise Continued… : Test/Exercise Continued… 9. ___ MLAs should vote in this election. 10. Is it __ honest idea? 11. It’s __ union of employees. 12. She’s __ MBA degree holder. 13. Why don’t you make __ attempt? 14. He’s __ FBI officer. 15. __ next slide consists answers to __ questions. Answers. : Answers. 1. a, the. 2. an, the, a. 3. The, a. 4. a, the, the. 5. The. 6. a, the. 7. a 8. the 9. the. 10. the (specific and already referred in conversation. Normally ‘an’ in ordinary course of conversation). Answers Continued… : Answers Continued… 11. a (because the pronunciation starts from yu…. As yu… is consonant sound article ‘a’ must be used). 12. an. 13. an. 14. an. 15. The, the. Conclusion. : Conclusion. Articles are interesting to read/study. But the peculiarity is, in its usage. Try to listen the conversation, read the books/newspapers and understand the usage of articles. Even it’s suggested to the trainers to give more practical oriented exercise in this topic. Also give incorrect sentences and ask the students to correct it. So that, they can understand the concept clearly. Wish you All the Best by C. J. Karthik.