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1. 7 Articles:
Indefinite and Definite
The Rules of the
Game
Focus on Grammar 3
Part V, Unit 22
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. Chess
Chess is a game for two players. Each player
begins with a set of sixteen white or black
pieces. Some chess sets are plain, but some are
very unusual. The players take turns moving
their pieces on a board with 64 squares. Each
type of piece moves in a different way. The
Queen is the most powerful piece, but the King
is the most important. The primary goal in chess
is to checkmate your opponent’s King. The
game is over when a King cannot avoid capture.

3. Indefinite Nouns 1
A noun is indefinite when you and your listener do not
have a specific person, place, or thing in mind.
Let’s play a You’ll need
game!
game some luck
to beat me.

4. Indefinite Nouns 2
Use the indefinite article a / an with singular
count nouns that are indefinite.
singular count noun
Chess is a game for two players.
singular count noun
You may capture an enemy piece.

5. A or An 1
Use a before consonant sounds.
consonant
with a A chessboard has 64 squares.
consonant
sound
vowel
with a
consonant Chess is a unique game.
sound

6. A or An 2
Use an before vowel sounds.
consonant
with a The game lasted over an hour.
vowel
sound
vowel
with a
vowel Chess is an interesting game.
sound

7. Indefinite Nouns 3
Use no article ( ∅ ) or some with plural count nouns
and non-count nouns that are indefinite. Some means
an indefinite number.
plural count noun
Some chess sets are very unusual.
non-count noun
Most players enjoy competition.

8. Identifying Nouns 1
Use a / an with singular count nouns to
say what someone or something is.
singular count noun
Chess is a board game.
singular count noun
Chess is an interesting game .

9. Identifying Nouns 2
Use no article ( ∅ ) with plural count nouns and
non-count nouns to say what someone or
something is.
plural count noun
Kings, queens, and bishops are chess pieces.
pieces
non - count nouns
Some chess sets are made of marble or glass.
glass

10. Make General Statements
Use no article ( ∅ ) with plural count nouns and
non-count nouns to make general statements.
plural count noun
Players often play with chess clocks.
non - count noun
Special software is needed to play chess online.

11. Practice 1 Complete the sentences with
a, an, some, or ∅ (no article).
∅
Example: Can you play ______chess?
∅
1. In chess, ______ pawns move one square at a time.
an
2. Chess is ____ interesting game.
a
3. The white Queen begins on ______ white square.
a
4. A pawn can be promoted to ______ Queen.
an
5. A verbal call of “check” is ______ insult.
Some a
6. ______ games end in ______ tie.

12. Definite Nouns
A noun is definite when you and your listener both know
which person, place or thing you are talking about.
Right here. It’s
Where is the
part of the
chessboard?
furniture.

13. The 1
Use the with most common nouns (count and
non-count, singular and plural) that are definite.
plural count noun
Players with the white pieces move first.
singular count noun
The queen is the most powerful piece.
non - count noun
Some players record the time between moves.

14. The 2
Use the when a person, place, or thing is
unique.
There’s
only
The player who checkmates is the winner.
winner one
winner.
There’s
only
People can play chess on the web. one
web.

15. The 3
Use the when the context makes it clear
which person, place, or thing you mean.
Will you let
me win
the game?
They know
he is
talking
about their
card game.

16. Complete the sentences with a,
Practice 2 an, the, some, or ∅ (no article).
It started in China, but people play Mahjong all over
the ∅
______ world. Mahjong is played with ______ tiles. They
∅ The
are made from ______ bamboo or ivory. ______ tiles
∅ a
display ______ flowers, numbers, or ______ unique
a
animal. Players shuffle the tiles by building ______ wall.
Mahjong
There are several mahjong patterns such as a Chow and a
A the
Pong. ______ Kong contains four tiles of ______ same
An
number and suit. ______ Eye contains two tiles of the same
the
number and suit. The object of ______ game is to collect
a
______ set of fourteen tiles in four groups of three tiles and
a
______ matched pair. Now you can download ______ ∅
the
Mahjong and play it over ______ Internet.

17. References
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