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Friday, January 27, 2012

Article

Article are used to clarify if a noun is specific or if a noun is not specific.
They are used before the nouns or adjective.

Article consist of:
  • Indefinite Article 
  • Definite Article 
indefinite Article
  • A / AN are indefinite article. 
  • A / An use with singular nouns . 
  • it shows that the noun is general, not specific. 

Article A
A is used when the initial sound of the word is a consonant.
examples:
  • A cat 
  • A car 
  • A pencil 
Article AN
An is used when the initial sound is a vowel.
examples:
  • An apple 
  • An egg 
  • An umbrella 
Expection :
  •  An hours 
  • A university 

Definite article
  • The is a definite article. 
  • We use the with a singular or plural pronoun. 
  • The shows that the noun is specific,not general. 
example :
 - The flower is very beautiful.
- She plays the piano 

The first time you speak of something use “ a or an “, the next time you repeat that object use “ the “.
For example ;
  • I bought a comb and a pencil yesterday. The comb is black and the pencil is red. 

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