Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Articles, Determiners and Quantifiers
Have you ever wondered about the purpose of such small words as a, this, the and the like? These words are articles, determiners and quantifiers that precede and modify nouns.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Determiners
This entry focuses on the types of determiners including articles, possessive nouns, numbers, indefinite pronouns, and demonstrative pronouns and provides examples of each.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Indefinite and Definite Articles
This lesson focuses on articles; it defines article, definite article, and indefinite article and provides examples of each. It explains the difference between "a" and "an" and tells when to use each, and it also discusses the exceptions...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Indefinite and Definite Articles
This lesson focuses on articles; it defines definite and indefinite articles and provides examples of each. It explains the a vs. an rule and the exceptions to the rule.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Indefinite and Definite Articles
This video lesson covers the rules for the use of definite and indefinite articles; it defines and gives specific examples and rules for each. Real Player is required.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: A Article, an Article, or the Article. . . Which to Use?
This lesson explains what articles are, how they function in a sentence, and how to determine correct article usage. It includes 4 videos about what articles are, how they function, definite, and indefinite articles and how to use them...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Articles
This screencast focuses on articles (a, an, the) including definitions, the two types, how and when to use each.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Articles
This video lesson focuses on the 3 articles: a, an, the; it defines articles, discusses the two categories: definite and indefinite, and provides the rules for use and the exceptions with examples.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Articles: Basic Rules for A, An, and The
This video focuses on English articles (a, an, and the) including definitions, pronunciations, the two types, and when and how to use them.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Article Usage
This tutorial focuses on the articles (a, an, the) including identifying them and the two types of articles: definite and indefinite. It offers 3 slide shows; the first one is non-audio and has students identify articles in sentences and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Article Usage
This tutorial focuses on English articles (a, an, the); it includes a slide show which defines the two types of articles and provides an exercise choosing the correct article. It also offers 2 YouTube videos: the first defines definite...
University of North Carolina
Articles: The Writing Center
What is an article? Explore the world of articles when you visit this informative resource. Students and teachers can brush up on their knowledge of these tiny but important words.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Using Articles
The definition of "articles" is followed by examples of definite, indefinite, omitted, and special-use articles. Further elaboration on article usage follows concerning countable and uncountable nouns, first vs. subsequent mention, and...
Get It Write
Get It Write: Using the Articles "A" and "An"
Refresh your memory on when to use the article "a" and when to use "an." This tutorial clearly explains which to choose when and why. A brief quiz checks your understanding.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Nouns: Count and Noncount With the Articles "A" and "An"
In this learning module, students will read how to use the indefinite articles "a" and "an" with singular count nouns. They omit these articles with noncount and plural nouns. The students then practice using "a" and "an" correctly.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: A or An? Exercises
This printable lesson gives examples of "a" and "an" usage, followed by a practice lesson, and answer sheet.
