The easy choice for A would have been adverbs. They're those pesky words modifying verbs (adjectives, other adverbs, clauses, and entire sentences) that usually end in ly. But in the writing world, we know not to use them. (watch out for just, already, and even)
So I'm not talking about adverbs, action verbs, or apostrophes.
Today our focus is... drumroll please.....
Articles. Why would Robin choose such a minor subject? Because last month my 3rd grader asked me what an article was and I had to look it up. I want to be smarter than my 3rd grader, and I hope you do too.
An article is an adjective that tells us a noun is coming. There are only three of them, so if you're learning grammar along with me, today shouldn't be too stressful:DThe three articles are a, an, and the.
A and an are indefinite articles, meaning they're not referring to a specific thing.
A (comes before a noun starting with a consonant sound)
An (comes before a noun starting with a vowel sound)
The is a definite article, meaning it refers to a specific thing.
Jules wanted a jacket. (it could be any jacket)
Jules wanted the jacket with the purple sparkling rainbows and the fur around the collar. (it's a specific jacket)
If I got anything wrong, feel free to correct me in the comments. Can you guess what part of grammar I'll focus on tomorrow? Are you doing the A to Z challenge? Let me know and I'll come check it out.
Write On:D
Great tips. I sometimes wonder if an needs to be used anymore.
ReplyDeleteNo, I'm doing my regular blogging this month.
Thanks for commenting Natalie. I always appreciate when you stop by the blog. And your regular blogging is perfect. <3<3<3 Lit Rambles.
DeleteI wouldn't have known what an article referred to either. Either never learned the term, or don't remember. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm doing A to Z. My first time. Will be interesting. Look forward to reading your other grammar posts.
Glad I'm not the only one that didn't know the term article:)
DeleteBest of luck with A to Z
This grammar series is going to be awesome. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteI chose the theme to improve my grammar and so far it's working (I've written to L). Hopefully it will be helpful to the writing world as well.
DeleteGlad you like my theme-I LOURVE Anne. Great start for A to Z:D
This sounds like a very good refresher course, so to speak, for me... :)
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Oh, good. I hope you enjoy:D A little refresher is always good, right?
DeleteThis is smart! We, too, want to be smarter than a third grader. Thanks for enlightening us!
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I'm glad I'm not along in the quest to be smarter than my 3rd grader. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteHey Robin!
ReplyDeleteLovely to meet you! I am doing the A to Z challenge also and they say to read the next five people after you on the list. You're after me on the list, and I'm so glad because this is a GREAT topic. I suck at grammar (even though i'm a writer which is sad, I know)so this is seriously useful to me. And I already learned something new today because if you had asked me what an atricle was before I might have had a vague idea, but nothing so exact. So thank you, and I'll be back tomorrow!
TTYS,
Bev
http://bev-thebevelededge.blogspot.com
Bev,
DeleteThanks for stopping by. I'm a writer who also struggles with grammar, hence the reason I'm focusing on it for this A to Z challenge. I'm determine to get better, to write cleaner the first time and to be better at self-editing. I hope this month ends up helping you as well:D
I'm totally editing right now, so this A to Z theme is going to be my go to this month :D
ReplyDeleteAww, you're so sweet. I know you don't have time for too much blog hopping, so thanks for stopping with your precious editing time! Now get back to your book:D
DeleteHuh, this gives me lots to think about. This year I'm learning loads! Forget going to school... I should just have my kids read blogs during the month of April!
ReplyDeleteDani @ Entertaining Interests
#warriorminion
Write on, indeed! And welcome to A-Z!
ReplyDeleteI knew the rule but not that they're called articles. Learned something! This will be a good refresher course for me this month. Thanks, Robin! :D
Hope you enjoy it all the way to the end-and that I'm still interested as well;-)
Deletegeeze, I didn't even know this! This month is going to be awesome. Thanks for your wisdom!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty glad some of the languages I've studied don't use articles. It makes it a bit easier. I recently saw a picture of a tattoo with a grammar fail along those lines, "Our God Is A Awesome God." How could you make that mistake as an adult?
ReplyDeleteGrammer is not my specialist subject, this challenge sounds very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI'm doing it again this year. Its fun!
You're going to steal my grammar queen crown when this A to Z challenge is done! ;-) I look forward to reading all your posts.
ReplyDeleteArticles. You got me there. I hadn't thought of that one. And I'm having trouble thinking of B too. Boring verbs, British accents, Bubble letters. I guess I'll have to check in tomorrow to see.
ReplyDeleteAwesome theme! This will be a definite stop on the blog express! :)
ReplyDeleteI can see this is going to be a regular stopping point! I've learnt something new today. Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great A to Z month!
I managed to review a lot of stuff thanks to you... :) Great post to start the A to Z Challenge with.
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