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The Voice is back with a new season!
It’s the 8th season of the hit show “The Voice“. Christina Aguilera is back, along with original judges Adam Levine and Blake Shelton and newbie coach Pharrell.
This season began with the famous blind auditions. So far it has not disappointed it’s fans. The show has already featured many inspiring stories and impressive performances. The blind auditions are part of what makes this show unique. The judges must listen without seeing the contestant before selecting each singer to move forward in the competition. Case in point was the final audition of the first night a shy– long-haired, 15-year-old, farm boy from New York named Sawyer Fredericks. Will he take the whole show?
The last set of blind auditions this week had an emotional moment with Brenna Yaeger. She grew up in a log cabin and works at a general store where she dreams of singing. She sang Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me.” Miranda Lambert is married to Blake so Yaeger was hoping to make his team. She got her wish and chose to join the country star’s team.
Do you watch The Voice? Which singer do you like? Let us know with a comment.
The voice of a singer is the focus for selecting a winner. Now let’s focus on using articles in English.
English Articles:
Articles (a/an or the) can be tricky. There are many variations and rules. There is no way around that.
Here are some basic rules for using the:
- Use the to refer to something which has already been mentioned in the conversation.
- Her Facebook profile is so good. The picture makes her look really pretty.
- Also use the when you assume or believe there is just one of something, even if it has not been mentioned before.
- Where is the closest cafe?
- Use the in sentences or clauses to define or identify a particular person or object.
- My best friend is the girl in the black jacket over there.
- The is used with superlatives or ordinal numbers.
- She was the first person at the party.
- Use the with proper names, works of art, famous buildings or geographical areas.
- The Mona Lisa is a famous painting in the Louvre.
- Use the with names of families but not individuals.
- The Smiths were my host family.
- Do not use the with names of countries (some exceptions include countries with two words such as the United States), meals, individual names or languages.
- Do not use the with uncountable nouns such as water, milk, rice.
Here are some basic rules for using a/an:
- Use a/an depending on the first letter of the word following the article.
- Use a when the next word starts with a consonant.
- A tree fell on the road.
- Use an when the next word begins starts with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) or with a mute h.
- She has an awesome video on YouTube.
- Use a before words starting with u and eu when they sound like you.
- He will be a university student next fall.
- Use a/an when you talk about something for the first time.
- Would like a piece of cake?
- A/an is used for jobs, days of the week and nationalities.
- She is an Indian actress.
- Use a/an with singular nouns after the words what and such.
- What a great idea!
Those are some basic rules. To really learn articles it takes a lot of practice. Be patient and keep practicing.
Choose the correct article for each sentence. Good luck!
