Grammers

Articles

Notes:
1) 'A', 'An' & 'The' are called articles.

2) 'A' ( indefite article) is used :
     I) before consonants (b,c,d,f,g,h,j, etc)
          Example : a ball, a dog
   II) before words which begin with the 'u'sound
          Example : a European, a university

3) 'An" (indefinite article)is used :
    I) before vowels ( a,e,i,o,u)
         Example : an ant, an elephant
  II) with words beginning with the silent 'h'
         Example : an hour, an heir
* 'A' and 'An' are used for singular and countable nouns

4) 'The'(definite article) is used :
      I) for a particular thing
          Example : The boys wearing the red shirt is my broher. 
    II) when a noun is mentioned for the second time
          Example: I have a pen. The pen is blue.
  III) when there is only one such thing
          Example :the earth, the sky
  IV) with the word 'most' or ending with 'est'
         Example : He is the tallest boy in the class.
    V) before certain proper nouns
         Example : The Bukit Jalil Stadium was used for the Commonwealth Games.

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

A Collective Noun is the name of a number of person, animals or things grouped together and spoken of as one whole.

List od Collective Nouns

PEOPLE
a company of actors a host of angels a troupe of dancers a board of directors a party of friends	a school/ class of  pupils a staff of teacher an army of soldiers a choir of singers a gang of thieves
ANIMALS
a swarm of bees a flock of birds a herd of buffaloes a gaggle of geese a litter of kittens	a troop of lions a nest of mice a team of oxen a flight of swallows a flock of sheep
THINGS
a bunch of bananas a library of books a peal of bells a pack of cards a bouquet of flowers a suit of clothes a hail of fire	a crate of fruit a group of island a collection of pictures / stamps a bundle of sticks a cluster of stars / diamonds a set/ kit of tools a hedge of bushes