1. THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE

2. INDEFINITE ARTICLE
 Two forms: A/An
 A, when a word starts with a consonant
 An, when a word starts with a vowel.
 Exceptions:
• when a word starts with a silent ‘h’
• with abbreviations, when the first letter is pronounced with a
vowel, like ‘an RAF officer’ RAF = /ɑ: eɪ ef/
• with an ‘h’ that is pronounced weakly and in an unstressed
syllable, like‘a(n) hotel’ and ‘a(n) historian’.

3. INDEFINITE ARTICLE
 Before occupation, profession, religion, title,
nationality or another state in life
 Exceptions:
• When the occupation can be held by only one person at a
time
• when two qualities of the same person are contrasted
• after the post of, the office of, and the rank of.
 Examples:
• He is president of the U.S.A
• Shakespeare as poet and author
• He was offered the the rank of major

4. INDEFINITE ARTICLE
 Is used after with and without.
 Exception:
• after with/without before more than one word
a room with bath and shower
 before hundred and thousand
A hundred euro bill.
 can be used before Mr, Mrs, Ms and Miss
I’m looking for Mr. Roth
 Exception:
• no title precedes, a can’t be used in this me
One certain Tennant is looking for you
(THAT MEANS THIS EXAMPLE IS WRONG!)

5. INDEFINITE ARTICLE
 In English, but not in Dutch expressions
 Examples:
• Met luide stem with a loud voice
• Eetlust hebben to have a appetite
• Haast hebben to be in a hurry
 NOTE:
• toothache, backache, stomachache, earache
 Expressions with a definite article in Dutch, but
with an indefinite article in English
 Examples:
• In de regel as a rule
• De kost verdienen earn a living
• De neiging hebben te have a tendency to

6. INDEFINITE ARTICLE
 NOT before ‘part of’
 Examples:
• During part of the day
• Part of the truth
• Part of the river
 Not after ‘what’ before non-count nouns and
plural nouns
 Examples:
• What beautiful music
• What nonsense
• What beautiful paintings

7. QUESTION TIME! WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
Question 1.
A UFO
 An UFO

8. QUESTION TIME! WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
Question 2.
A honour
 An honour

9. QUESTION TIME! WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
Question 3.
 Career of a politician
 Career of politician

10. QUESTION TIME! WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
Question 4.
 Arnold Schwarzenegger as an
actor and a governor
 Arnold Schwarzenegger as
actor and governor

11. QUESTION TIME! WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
Question 5.
A certain Denman has promised to
give you a good mark
 Correct
 Wrong

12. QUESTION TIME! WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
Question 6.
 A single room with shower and
bed
 A single room with a shower
and a bed

13. QUESTION TIME! WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
Question 7.
 I have a toothache
 I have toothache

14. THEY ARE BOTH CORRECT!
Oke, next!

15. QUESTION TIME! WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
Question 8.
 With a view to a merger
 With view to a merger

16. QUESTION TIME! WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
Question 9.
 He told you part of the truth
 He told you a part of the truth

17. QUESTION TIME! WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
Question 10.
 What a beautiful paintings
 What beautiful painting

18. THE END!
And here is a picture to show
you we’re not the only ones
who’re having a hard time with
Grammar
Exit
presentation

19. WRONG!
FAIL!
YOU LOSE!
TRY AGAIN!