ArticlesDone By:

Geetha Ayyargiri

What Are Articles?

Articles are words that are used to clarify if a noun is specific or not specific. They are used before nouns or adjectives.

Example: There is a park in our colony.

Types of ArticlesThere are three Articles:A- We use the article a before words that

begin with a consonant sound.An- We use the article an instead of a

before words that begin with a vowel.Example: There is a park in front of my

house.

Some words may begin with a vowel but may have a consonant sound. In such cases we use a before the word. In these cases, the pronunciation of u is yu and y is a consonant.

Example: 1. This is a unique opportunity for you to travel.

2. The soldier was given a uniform.

Some words may begin with a consonant but may have a vowel sound.

Example: An hourglass is a glass container with sand used to measure time.(here, h is silent, so the word hourglass begins with the vowel sound of a.

Definite & Indefinite ArticlesA and an are called Indefinite Articles.The is called the Definite Article.When we talk about something for the first

time we use an indefinite article. If we talk about it again , we use the.

Example: Aman is going with his parents on a trip around the world. They have to pay in US dollar for the trip.

The is also used when we wish to use a noun to represent a whole class.

Example : The leopard can climb trees very well. The cow is a useful animal.

We do not use the when we talk of things in general (all trees or all animals)

We do not use the before proper nouns unless the noun is the name of something unique like the Taj Mahal, the Grand Trunk Road.

We use the before some proper nouns. It is used before the names of

 Mountain ranges – the Himalayas, the AndesOceans and seas - the Pacific ocean, the Caspian

seaRivers – the Thames, the BrahmaputraFamous monuments – the Victoria memorial, the

Eiffel towerCertain books and newspaper – the Quran, the

times of India

Things that are only one of their kind – the Sun, the Moon

Gulfs and bays - the Persian gulf, the Bay of Bengal

Trains – the Orient Express, the Amritsar MailDeserts - the Sahara, the Thar desertTheatres, stadium and auditoriums – the Siri

fort auditorium, the Brabourne stadium

Exercises1. _________ farmer bought _______ ox, _________

cow and __________ goat.2. _________ mayor and _______ governor of this

town are attending ________ meeting.3. There is _______ oak tree, ________ elm tree

and ________ maple tree near Mr. Smith’s house.

4. _________ Earth moves round _________ sun.5. ________ man you met yesterday in ________

park is my uncle.6. I visited ________ Qutub Minar and ________

Red Fort when I went to Delhi.

7. Please give me _________ book that is lying on ________ table.

8. There is ________ apple tree, __________ orange tree, _________ few banana trees and _______ lemon tree in our garden.

9. _________ Mississippi and ________ Nile are beautiful rivers.

10.Neha picked _______ onion, ________ lettuce and ________ radish from her garden.

11.Sarita likes to play _____violin but Rajdeep likes to play _____ guitar.

12.______ Rajdhani Express started from the station on time.

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