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Qu es un artculo? Bsicamente, un artculo es un adjetivo. Como adjetivos, artculos modificar sustantivos. Ingls tiene dos artculos: el y una /. El se utiliza para referirse a los sustantivos especfica o particular; un / una se utiliza para modificar los sustantivos no especficos o no particular-. Llamamos al artculo definido y el a / an el artculo indefinido. el artculo definido = a / un artculo indefinido = Por ejemplo, si yo digo: "Vamos a leer el libro", me refiero a un libro especfico. Si digo: "Vamos a leer un libro", me refiero a cualquier libro en lugar de un libro especfico. Aqu hay otra manera de explicarlo: La que se utiliza para hacer referencia a un miembro especfico o particular de un grupo. Por ejemplo: "Acabo de ver la pelcula ms popular del ao." Hay muchas pelculas, pero slo una pelcula en particular es el ms popular. Por lo tanto, se utiliza el. "Uno / a" se utiliza para referirse a un miembro no especfica o no-en particular del grupo. Por ejemplo, "Me gustara ir a ver una pelcula." Aqu no estamos hablando de una pelcula especfica. Estamos hablando de una pelcula. Hay muchas pelculas, y quiero ver una pelcula. No tengo uno especfico en mente. What is an article? Basically, an article is an adjective. Like adjectives, articles modify nouns. English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite article. the = definite article a/an = indefinite article For example, if I say, "Let's read the book," I mean a specific book. If I say, "Let's read a book," I mean any book rather than a specific book. Here's another way to explain it: The is used to refer to a specific or particular member of a group. For example, "I just saw the most popular movie of the year." There are many movies, but only one particular movie is the most popular. Therefore, we use the. "A/an" is used to refer to a non-specific or non-particular member of the group. For example, "I would like to go see a movie." Here, we're not talking about a specific movie. We're talking about any movie. There are many movies, and I want to see any movie. I don't have a specific one in mind.
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Recuerde, utilizando una o una depende del sonido que comienza la siguiente palabra. As que ... a + sustantivo singular comienzo con una consonante: un nio, un coche, una moto, un zoolgico, un perro un comienzo + sustantivo singular con una vocal: un elefante, un huevo, una manzana, un idiota, un hurfano a + sustantivo singular comienzo con un sonido consonante: un usuario (suena como 'yoo-zer ", es decir, comienza con' y 'sonido de una consonante, por lo que' a 'se utiliza), una universidad, un monociclo un + sustantivos que comienzan con silenciosa "h": una hora A + sustantivos que comienzan con un pronunciado "h": un caballo

Remember, using a or an depends on the sound that begins the next word. So... a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: a boy; a car; a bike; a zoo; a dog an + singular noun beginning with a vowel: an elephant; an egg; an apple; an idiot; an orphan a + singular noun beginning with a consonant sound: a user (sounds like 'yoo-zer,' i.e. begins with a consonant 'y' sound, so 'a' is used); a university; a unicycle an + nouns starting with silent "h": an hour a + nouns starting with a pronounced "h": a horse Ejercicios: Artculos Indeterminados: A o AN? Otro ejercicio para mejorar tu ingls. Elige el artculo correcto: 1. I am going to ________ concert tomorrow. 2. My boyfriend is ________ actor. 3. Her cousin has ________ very good job. 4. That was ________ interesting game. 5. She is ________ honest person. 6. We had ________ really good time yesterday. 7. Bring ________ umbrella. It is going to rain. 8. Tomorrow will be ________ hot day. 9. Mary is ________ good friend. 10. I want to eat ________ apple.

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Artculos Indeterminados: A o AN? Otro ejercicio para mejorar tu ingls.: 1. I spoke to her for ________ long time yesterday. 2. She was wearing ________ old dress. 3. Sarah is ________ excellent teacher! 4. That's ________ very funny joke. 5. She is ________ really good cook. 6. We have ________ exam tomorrow. 7. I have ________ appointment at 3:00 PM. 8. She wants ________ puppy for her birthday. 9. I waited for ________ hour. 10. The doctor had ________ friendly smile.

Tema: Artculos: Indeterminado (A) o Determinado (THE)? Otro ejercicio para mejorar tu ingls. 1. Did you see ________ man that I told you about? 2. Did you get ________ birthday card that I sent you? 3. He is ________ very good friend. 4. We ate ________ wonderful meal yesterday. 5. ________ meal that we ate yesterday was wonderful. 6. I have ________ test tomorrow morning. 7. Which shirt do you like? ________ blue one? 8. I have three shirts - a yellow one, an orange one, and ________ black one. 9. You must always tell ________ truth! 10. I cannot understand how ________ person like him can become president.

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tema: Artculos: Indeterminado (A) o Determinado (THE)? Otro ejercicio para mejorar tu ingls. Elige el artculo correcto: 1. John is ________ best teacher in our school. 2. She has ________ very nice cat. 3. My wife is ________ only person I love. 4. My cousin is ________ police officer. 5. Betty is ________ prettiest girl in our class. 6. There is ________ party at Bill's house tonight. 7. What time are we going to ________ party? 8. Yesterday I saw ________ really good movie. 9. Hurry up! ________ movie starts in 15 minutes! 10. I need to buy ________ new car.

Tema: Artculos: Indeterminado (A) o Determinado (THE)? Seleccione el artculo correcto: 1. He's ________ best friend that I have. 2. Let's go to ________ mountains! 3. She has ________ really funny dog. 4. My uncle works as ________ photographer. 5. That is ________ good idea! 6. When I'm older, I want to become ________ doctor. 7. Do you live in ________ USA? 8. I still have ________ little money. 9. I live in ________ house, not an apartment. 10. I waited for ________ hour.

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