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Understanding Articles: A, An, The

The document explains the use of articles in English, categorizing them into indefinite (a, an) and definite (the) articles. It provides guidelines on when to use each type, including specific examples for clarity. Additionally, it outlines situations where articles should be omitted.

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Understanding Articles: A, An, The

The document explains the use of articles in English, categorizing them into indefinite (a, an) and definite (the) articles. It provides guidelines on when to use each type, including specific examples for clarity. Additionally, it outlines situations where articles should be omitted.

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Articles

An article is an adjective. Like adjectives,


articles modify nouns.

A, an and the are called articles


A, an are called indefinite articles
The is called definite article
A A NThe is used to refer to
THE specific or particular nouns.

A / an is used to
modify non-specific or
non- particular nouns.
We use a, an, or the before nouns that we want to
introduce.
Nouns are names of people, places, animals or things.

A Person

A Place

A thing
‘A’ is used
Before beginning with a
consonant sound.
(Eg) a boy, a bird
 Before a singular noun beginning
(Eg) a book, a school, a dog.

Even before vowel letters which


don’t have vowel sound.
(Eg) a European, a unit, a
Some words start with a vowel letter but begin with
a consonant sound, so we use a before these words too.

a university

a uniform

a one-rupee
note
We use a before words that begin with a
consonant.

a girl

clock
‘An’ is used
Before a word beginning with a vowel
(Eg) an idiot, an apple

Before a word beginning with ' but not


h' sounded
(Eg) an honour, an hour, an honest man
We use an before words that begin with a vowel
sound .
a,e,i,o,u are vowels

an orange

an umbrella

an eye
'The’ is used
1. Before unique objects
(Eg) the sun, the sky, the moon

[Link] the names of mountains, rivers,


oceans, deserts etc.
(Eg) the Ganges, the Sahara,
the Pacific

[Link] the names of books


4. Before the superlative degree
(Eg) the best, the tallest

5. Before musical instruments


(Eg) the flute, the violin

[Link] an adjective to denote a whole class


(Eg) the old, the rich, the poor
We use the when we know that there is
only one of a particular thing.

the sky

the world

the
North
Omission of article

[Link] the names of relations (father, uncle,sister )

[Link] the names of material (gold, silver, diamond )

[Link] proper noun ( Lotus, Chennai, Priya )

[Link] abstract noun (honesty, wisdom, truth )

[Link] language ( Tamil, Hindi, English )

[Link] certain phrases ( at noon, by train, on foot )


THE END!!!

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