This is a new concept for these students. When you are tutoring an ESL student, make sure that he or she knows what an article is and how to use it. A noun may follow immediately after the article, or a modifier may come between the article and the noun. An article is a noun marker, but not the only noun marker. In most instances, articles are not used with other noun markers.
Kids enjoy going to school when they are young, but they begin to dread going when they are older.
Remember, these nouns are indefinite, so the identity cannot be known to the reader. I went to a store in the mall to look for a new dress. Created by Dana Jones LC Home Page Guide Table of Contents Top of Page Last updated January 25, 1999.