a・an・the

冠詞 a、an、the

Articles: a, an, the — English grammar, junior high

接續

a ＋子音開頭（a book）・an ＋母音發音開頭（an apple、an hour）・the ＋特定的人事物

a + consonant sound (a book) · an + vowel sound (an apple, an hour) · the + something specific

第一次提到、不特定的單數可數名詞用 a／an；說話雙方都知道是哪一個時用 the：I have a cat. The cat is white.（我有一隻貓。那隻貓是白色的。）

Use a / an for a singular countable noun mentioned for the first time; use the when both of you know which one: I have a cat. The cat is white.

a／an 看「發音」不看字母：an hour（h 不發音）、a university（發 /ju/ 的音）。
a / an follows the sound, not the letter: an hour, a university.
獨一無二的東西加 the：the sun、the moon；樂器也加 the：play the piano。
Unique things take the: the sun, the moon; so do instruments: play the piano.

✗ She is a honest girl.
✓ She is an honest girl.
honest 的 h 不發音，母音開頭用 an。
The h in honest is silent: an.
✗ I play the basketball.
✓ I play basketball.
球類運動前面不加 the。
Sports take no article.

I eat an egg every morning.

我每天早上吃一顆蛋。

The book on the desk is mine.

桌上那本書是我的。

My sister plays the violin.

我妹妹拉小提琴。

在 Hanabiの小天地聽例句的錄音、做 3 題練習，答對 2/3 就算學會，進度會記下來。