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Daniel Ferreira Gripp1º Período – Letras

• Há na língua inglesa dois tipos de artigos o Indefinite article (Artigo indefinido) e o Definite article (Artigo definido),veremos no decorrer dessa pesquisa conceitos,exemplos e de casos onde usamos cada um desses artigos além de uma lista de exercícios com os mesmos.

• O artigo indefinido determina o substantivo de modo vago, impreciso, enquanto o artigo definido determina o substantivo de modo preciso, particular.

He gave me a flower (pode ter sido qualquer flor) The flower he gave me is very beautiful.

yachtwoman

uniform

O u da palavra uniform bem como de algumas palavras iniciadas por u, é pronunciado yu,tendo, portanto som de semivogal.

Usa-se o artigo an diante de palavras iniciadas por vogal.

airplaneengineerindianorchestraumbrella

Na maioria das palavras iniciadas por u, essa letra tem som de vogal parecido com um a fechado.

hour

honest man

Empregos do artigo indefinido Empregos do artigo indefinido

Singular, contável

Com certas expressões numéricas: We work five days a week ( a month...)

A million dollars; a thousand times

Singular, contável

O artigo indefinido não é usado : - Diante de palavras no pluralThere is a guard in front of the consulate

Omissão do artigo indefinidoOmissão do artigo indefinido

singular

There are guards in front of the consulate

plural

- Diante de palavras incontáveis Please bring me cup of coffee

Incontável

His coat is made of leather

incontável

The (o, a, os, as)The students are listening to the teacher

plural singular

Emprego do artigo definidoO artigo definido é usado:

Diante de um substantivo comum.

What is the name of the game?

Diante de instrumentos musicais.Do you play the piano?

Diante de superlativos.You are the most intelligent. You are the best

Diante de nomes de:Oceanos, mares, rios: the Atlantic; the Mediterranean,Montanhas; the Alps; grupos de países: the United Kingdom;Hotéis, cinemas, museus,clubes, restaurantes, etc.

Diante de adjetivos substantivadosThe rich should help the poor.

Omissão do artigo definidoNão se usa artigo indefinido:Diante de nomes próprios (pessoas, países, continentes, cidades,

ruas, etc.)Paris is the capital of France Exceptions: the United States, the North/ South Pole, the Artic/

Antarctic

Diante de possessivosYou are my best friend Diante de substantivos usados no sentido geral.Life is full of surprises.

Mais exemplos:I like apples (sentido geral)The apples you gave me are delicious (maças específicas )I had dinner at a restaurant (inespecífico, geral)The dinner we had last week was fantastic (específico)

01 – A or an ?

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

Fonte: FERRARI, Mariza Tie, Inglês,1996, p.42

a hero

an echo

a weapon

a yellow submarine

an animal

a university

02- Insert a or an in its correct place

a) He wants to be an not a doctorb)


What a sinister note in your voice !c) There was a happy tone in his singingd) Even a policeman cannot say that a pennant is

offensive

03- Use “the” onde for necessário.


a) Innocent spectators are often injured.b) People want love.

c) Last football game was most violent of all.

d) If you go to London, visit Tames.

e) Money can help poorThe Last football game was most violent of all. If you go to London, visit the Thames. Money can help the poor.

04 – Now you have to read about someone’s job and then write what his or her job is Example: Ron flies in aeroplanes. He’s a pilot

a) Vera types letters etc.in na office. She is

b) Mary teaches mathematics.

c) Stella looks after patients in hospital. She

d) Martha directs films.

a Typist

She is a Teacher

is a Doctor.

She is a moviemaker.

MURPHY,Raymond, English Gramar In Use 1985 2ed p.141

05 – Here again you have to put in a/ an .or the Examples: I’m looking for a job. Did Ann get the job she applied for?

a) Would you like an apple?

b) Could you cloose the door, please?

c) We live in a small flat near the centre of the city.

d) Did the police find person who stole your bicycle?the

MURPHY,Raymond, English Gramar In Use 1985 2ed p.143

06 – Decide whether these sentences require definite or indefinite articles. Add the appropriate article (a/an, the, some) in the blanks. There may be more than one correct answer

a) I didn’t bring the roses that you asked for.

b) Would you like a cold iced tea.

c) A teacher was here to see you.

THEWLIS,Stephen. Grammar Dimensions Book 3.2ed. P.305

07 – Write the articles (a/an, some, the)in the spaces. More than one answer may be correct.

a) I saw a interest play last night. The actors were

excellent, and the set was beautiful. However, the

play itself was unfortunately not very well written.

THEWLIS,Stephen. Grammar Dimensions Book 3.2ed. P.306

FERRARI, Mariza Tie, Inglês,1996, p.42 e 43

MURPHY,Raymond, English Gramar In Use 1985 2ed p.141e 143

THEWLIS,Stephen. Grammar Dimensions Book 3.2ed. P.305 e 306

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