Identifying Definite Articles
Definite articles are words like "the" that refer to a specific noun. They indicate that the noun being referred to is already known to the reader or listener. In the English language, the definite article is often used before nouns that are specific or known to both the speaker and the listener. Let's look at the sentences provided and determine in which sentence the underlined word is a definite article.
A. What time does the game begin?
B. Mom made a pie for dessert.
C. We saw an elephant at the zoo.
In sentence B, the word "the" is a definite article as it is used before the noun "pie," which is specific and known to both the speaker and the listener.
In sentence A, there are no definite articles used. "?What time does the game begin?" does not contain any definite article.
In sentence C, the word "an" is an indefinite article as it is used before the noun "elephant." Indefinite articles do not refer to a specific noun, unlike definite articles.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. Mom made a pie for dessert.
In which sentence is the underlined word a definite article?
A.
What time does the game begin?
B.
Mom made a pie for dessert.
C.
We saw an elephant at the zoo.
The underlined word that is a definite article is in sentence B. Mom made a pie for dessert.