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English: Definite And Indefinite Articles

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Definite and Indefinite articles:

The words a, an, and the are special adjectives called articles.

1. Indefinite Articles: Used before singular nouns that are unspecified (a, an).

For example:

A pencil, an orange: Used before number collectives and some numbers.

A dozen, a gallon: Used before a singular noun followed by a restrictive modifier.

A girl who was wearing a yellow hat: Used with nouns to form adverbial phrases of quantity, amount, or degree.

a. An: Used before singular count nouns beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or vowel sound.

For example: An apple, an elephant, an issue, an orange

b. A: Used before singular count nouns beginning with consonants (other than a, e, i, o, u).

For example: A stamp, a desk, a TV, a cup, a book

2. Definite Article: Used to indicate a noun that is definite or has been previously specified in the context.

The: Can be used before singular and plural, count and non-count nouns

a. Example:

Used to indicate a noun that is unique:

i. Please close the door:

ii. I like the clothes you gave me.

b. Example:

Used to designate a natural phenomenon:

i. Praise the Lord!

ii. The Columbia River is near here.

c. Example:

Used to refer to a time period:

i. The nights get shorter in the summer.

ii. The wind is blowing so hard.

d. Example:

Used to indicate all the members of a family:

i. I was very naïve in the past.

ii. This song was very popular in the 1980s.

e. Example:

i. I invited the Bakers for dinner.

ii. This medicine was invented by the Smiths.

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