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ARTICLES

There are two kinds of articles: definite and indefinite articles. “The” is called the definite article. “An/a” is called the indefinite article.

A.INDEFINITE ARTICLES

1. The use of “a/an”

♫ “a” is used before a word beginning with a consonant, or a vowel with consonant

Sound.

Examples : a man, a hat, a university, a European reputation, a one-way street.

♫ “ an” is used before words beginning with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) or words beginning with a mute “h”.

Examples : an apple, an island, an uncle, an hour etc.

♫ “an” is also used before words with individual letter with a vowel sound.

Examples : an L-plate, an SMP, an SMA student, an SOS etc.

♫ “a/an” is used before a singular noun which is uncountable.

Examples : - I need a visa.

- They live in a flat.

- He bought an apple.

♫ “a/an” is used with a noun complement. This include names of profession.

Examples : - It was an earthquake.

- She’ll be a dancer.

- He is an actor.

♫ “a/an” is used in a certain expression of quantity.

Examples : a lot of, a couple etc.

2. Omission of “a/an”

♫ “a/an” is not used before plural nouns. So, the plural form of a cat is cats and of an egg is eggs.

♫ “a/an” is not used before uncountable nouns.

Examples : watere, milk etc.

♫ “a/an” is not used the names of meals, except when they are preceded by an adjectives.

Examples : - We have breakfast at eight.

- He gave us a good breakfast.

B. DEFINITE ARTICLES

1. The use of “the”

♫ The is used for the singular and plural and for all genders.

Examples : the boy, the girl, the days, the toys etc.

♫ “the” is used when the object or group of objects is unique or considered to be

Unique.

Examples : the sea, the sky, the stars etc.

♫ “the” is used before a noun which has become definite or as a result of being

Mentioned a second time.

Examples : - This car strucks a tree, you can still see the mark on the tree.

♫ “the” is used before the superlative degree and words such as only, first,

Second etc.

Examples : the first week, the best day, the only way.

♫ “the” is used before adjectives represents the class itself.

Examples : - the old = old people in general.

- the lion is a wild animal.

♫ “ the” is used before certain proper names of seas, rivers, group of islands etc.

Examples : the Atlantic, the Thames, the Netherlands, etc.

♫ “the” ia also used before dertain other names.

Examples ; the City, the Mall, the Sudan, the Yemen, etc.

♫ “ the” is used before other proper names consisting of adjectives + noun or

Noun + of + noun.

Examples : the National Gallery, the Tower of London.

♫ “the” is used before names for familiar persons or objects in the home and the

Community.

Examples : He walked into the house and hung his coat in the closet.

♫ As she was strolling along the steert she looked at the clothes un the store

Windows.

2. The Omission of “the”

The definite article is not used :

- before names of games.

Examples : He plays golf

He plays tennis.