Use Articles With Singular Nouns

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Use Articles With Singular Nouns

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You can see from the chart that if a noun is either countable plural or uncountable, it is possible to have either the definite article the or no article (indefinite). With all countable singular nouns, however, you must have an article (unless you have another determiner such as my or each).

  • I have money. (uncountable — no article needed)
  • I have books. (countable plural — no article needed)
  • I have a book. (countable singular — article needed)

The following chart outlines the key information that you should remember about articles with singular nouns:

  • ARTICLES WITH SINGULAR NOUNS A singular noun must have an article (a, an, the) or some other determiner such as my or each. (A plural noun or an uncountable noun may or may not have an article.)

Exercise

Complete the following exercises to reinforce what you’ve learned:

The following sentences contain different types of nouns. Circle only the countable singular nouns. Mark where articles (or determiners) have been omitted. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

  1. She is taking trip with friends.
  2. In my yard there are flowers, trees, and grass.
  3. The manager sent memo to his employees.
  4. There is car in front of the building.
  5. The child and his friends are having milk and cookies.
  6. She is studying to be an actress in films.
  7. My neighbor was arrested for throwing rocks through windows.
  8. We have machinery that prints ten pages each minute.
  9. Teacher has many students during a semester.
  10. Can you heat water for tea?

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