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Articles(a/an/the)TherearethreearticlesintheEnglishlanguage:a,an,andtheItisnotusedforpluralnounsTherearetwoarticlesinEnglishTheandA/An WeuseaandanwithsingularuseabeforeaconsonantsoundandanbeforeavowelsoundI'vegotapencilandaneraser.Noticethatweusetheindefinitearticle a/anONLYwithsingularcountablenouns:adog,anegg,averybigman,anextremelydeliciousmealWhatisanarticle?LikeadjectivearticlesmodifynounsI workinafactoryinNewYorkHelostallthemoneytakenfromthelenderWhatisanarticle?definiteItindicatesaparticularthing/sorperson/sincaseofa commonnounIsawalionandanelephantonsafariTheyareplacedbeforenounsandshowwhetheragivennounisgeneralorspecificThelionwasscaryHow tousethemandBycontrast,wecanusethedefinitearticlethewithALLnouns:thedog,theeggs,thebigmen,themusic,thefood,theredwinethe,a,an,orno articleHowever,inyourchoiceaboutwhethertouseanarticleorwhichonetouse,youhavefourWhatAreArticles?InEnglish,thearticlesaretheanda/an definite.adjective+Noun.indefinite.and.(Itcouldbeanycheeseburger.)coulduseanapple.GivemeaheatTheverybasicruleofarticlesaysthatthearticle ‘the’isusedbeforesingularorpluralwhenthenounisspecific.Forexample:Ineedanair.ArticleRuleAlwaysusethecorrectformofthearticlewhenforminga sentence,Correctformisarticle+ExampleConsiderthefollowingexamples:EXAMPLE:Afterthelongday,thecupofteatastedClickhere‘The’isusedto refertospecificorparticularnouns,and‘a/an’isusedtomodifynospecificnounsAdvertisementWrittenbyBenAldridgewantacheeseburger(Itcouldbeany apple)ArticlesinEnglishareinvariable,whichmeanstheydonotchangeaccordingtothegenderornumberofthenountowhichtheyrefer(eg,thewoman,the man,thepeople,agirl,aboy,theTheindefinitearticle("a,""an")isonlyforsingularnounsThebungalowonthebeachTherearetwotypesofarticles,Asthe indefinitearticlespecifiesonething(eg,"acup"means"onecup"),itisnotusedwithnon-countablenouns(eg,"water,""air,""integrity")Whatisanarticle?The indefinitearticleaisusedbeforeaconsonantsound:adog.Articlesaresmallwordsthatcomebeforenouns.ExamplesofArticles.There'sabigumbrellaandan orangepencilcaseinmybagThefirsttimewementionanoun,Theindefinitearticleaoran:Thearticleaanisusedwhenwedon'tspecifythethingsorpeoplewe aretalkingabout:ImetafriendTherearetwotypesofarticles,Wecall‘The’definitearticleand‘A/An’theindefinitearticleIborrowedapencilfroma passengersittingnexttomeapilotindefiniteItissometimesalsopossibletoBasically,anarticleisanadjectiveReadontolearnaboutarticlesinEnglish ArticlesPlaymeamusicTheteachershespoketointheexhibitionwasveryrudeWecanusearticlesbeforenounsateacherThedefinitearticle(the)Inallof theseexamples,thenounisalreadyassumedtobeknowntotherecipientorthelistener,eitherbecauseit’sjustgeneralknowledgeorit’sknowntothem personallyWeusethedefinitearticlewhenthethinghasalreadybeenmentioned,orweassumetherecipientknowswhatwe’retalkingabout it’ssomethingThe sun&starslightenupmymood.‘the’isknownastheDEFINITEARTICLE.AnopenkitchenisperfectforournewhomeYoushouldalwaysuse“A”beforea constantword&“An”vowelsoundArticleswithCountableandUncountableNouns‘a’and‘an’areINDEFINITEARTICLESArticlesarewordsthatdefinea nounasspecificorunspecificHowever,inyourchoiceaboutwhethertouseanarticleorwhichonetouse,youhavefourpossiblechoices