ARTICLES

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ArticlesTypes of articlesDefinite articleUses of ‘the’Indefinite articlesUses of ‘a’ and ‘an’Omission of articlesEND !!

ArticlesAn article is a word that is with a noun to indicate

the type of reference being made by the noun. The articles in the English language are ‘the and a/an’. an article is usually considered to be a type of adjective. It is also possible for articles to be part of another part of speech category such as a determiner.In languages that employ articles, every common noun, with some exceptions, is expressed with a certain definiteness (e.g., definite or indefinite). Every noun must be accompanied by the article, if any, corresponding to its definiteness. This obligatory nature of articles makes them among the most common words, for example, the most frequent word is the.

Types of articlesArticles are usually characterized as either definite or indefinite. A few languages with well-developed systems of articles may distinguish additional subtypes.--Partitive article A partitive article is a type of indefinite article used with a mass noun such as water, to indicate a non-specific quantity of it.-Negative article A negative article specifies none of its noun, and can thus be regarded as neither definite nor indefinite.-Zero article The zero article is the absence of an article.

An indefinite article indicates that its noun is not a particular one (or ones) identifiable to the listener. It may be something that the speaker is mentioning for the first time, or its precise identity may be irrelevant or hypothetical, or the speaker may be making a general statement about any such thing. English uses a/an, from the Old English forms of the number 'one', as its primary indefinite article

Indefinite articles

‘A’ and ‘AN’ ‘A’ and ‘an’ are the commonest

general determiners. They are used to talk about things or people in an indefinite way. We put a or an in front of the singular form of a countable noun.We use a or an when we mention someone or something for the first time. there is an old man there is a man there is an apple

Uses of ‘a’ and ‘an’ CORRECT USE OF ‘A’ AND ‘AN’•We use ‘a’ when a word begins with a consonant: a man a group a room•We also write ‘a’ when a word does not give vowel sound though starting with a vowel: a university a European•We use ‘an’ when a word begins with vowel sound an umbrella an example an army•We also write ‘an’ when a word gives a vowel sound though not starting with vowel: an honest man an heir an hour

Uses of ‘a’ and ‘an’ GENERAL USES OF ‘A’ AND ‘AN’1. Before a singular noun which is countable when it is mentioned for the first time and represents no particular person or thing a cow is an animal2. Before a singular countable noun which represents a class of things. an elephant has a tusk3. With a noun complement it includes names of professions he is an engineer he is a good doctor4. Before certain numerical expression a dozen a score a gross5. In expression of price, speed, ratio 5 a kg a metre 5 times a day6. In exclamations before a singular countable noun.

‘The’ is the definite article. A definite article indicates that its noun is a particular one (or ones) identifiable to the listener. It may be something that the speaker has already mentioned, or it may be something uniquely specified. The definite article in English, for both singular and plural nouns.

Definite article

THE‘the’ is the commonest specific article. It is also called definite article. It refers to the definite thing or person.For example: she ate the mangoes then.In the sentence above, it seems the mangoes have already been mentioned.Thus, we use a noun group consisting of the and a noun when we refers to a specific person we are speaking to, understands which person or thing we are talking about. he reached the school the stopped in front of the house switch on the light which way is the drawing room?

Uses of ‘the’1.Used before superlatives ram is the tallest boy in the class

2.Used before adjectives the rich will serve the poor

3.Before some proper noun the west indies the alps

4.Used before the names of holy books the bible the Vedas

5.Before the names of unique things the earth the sun the moon

6.To denote particular person or thing the boy you met yesterday is my friend

Uses of ‘the’To denote names of rivers, seas and ocean the Nile the pacific ocean

To denote directions the east the west

To denote newspaper the times of India the Indian express

To denote historical buildings and historical events the red fort the second world war

To denote trains, ships and aero planes the Victoria the air India

To denote nationalities and communities the Muslims the Hindu

Omission of article

5. Names of buildings hospital school6. Relations mother father7. Names of games cricket chess8. Names of diseases malaria cancer9. Names of colours red blue10. Names of senses,

seasons, days, months hear spring February

1.Proper nouns Japan Karina kapoor2. Abstract noun honesty beauty3. Material noun copper gold4. Languages Sanskrit Tamil

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