ARTICLE A AN THE DEFINITION AN ARTICLE IS

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DEFINITION : AN ARTICLE IS A WORD THAT IS USED WITH A NOUN TO INDICATE THE TYPE OF REFERENCE BEING MADE BY THE NOUN. ARTICLES SPECIFY GRAMMATICAL DEFINITENESS OF THE NOUN.

TYPES OF ARTICLE : - 1. DEFINITE 2. INDEFINITE

DEFINITION OF DEFINITE ARTICLE : A DEFINITE ARTICLE INDICATES THAT ITS NOUN IS A PARTICULAR ONE WHICH IS 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, IS THE.

EXAMPLE OF DEFINITE ARTICLE • THIS IS THE HIGHEST BUILDING IN NEW YORK. • SHE READ THE LAST CHAPTER OF HER NEW BOOK FIRST. • YOU ARE THE TALLEST PERSON IN OUR CLASS. • THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE CALLED YOU TODAY.

MORE EXAMPLES : - The Taj Mahal The Ganga River

2. INDEFINITE ARTICLE : There are two indefinite articles in English: 'a' and 'an'. They are used before a singular noun that has a plural form. 'A' is used before a consonant sound and 'an' is used before a vowel sound.

MORE EXAMPLE : An elephant A car

The sound is more important than the spelling; we say 'an umbrella' and 'a union' because the sounds of the first letter are different.

EXERCISE • FILL IN THE BLANKS. • 1…. GOLDEN TEMPLE. • 2…. . MONKEY. • 3…. . . APPLE. • 4…. . UMBRELLA. • 5…. BOOK. : -