ARTICLES - Introduction
'A', 'an' and 'the' are called Articles. They accompany nouns, and add some subtle information about each noun.
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ARTICLES - Introduction'A', 'an' and 'the' are called Articles. They accompany nouns, and add some subtle information about each noun. |
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' A' and 'an' are called indefinite because they are vague and mean many different things
'The' is called the definite article because it is precise and means one specific thing
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ARTICLE |
EXAMPLE |
REASON |
| THE |
This is the boy who helped me. |
meaning no other but this particular boy |
| THE | This is the car I saw | Sure about which car you saw. |
| THE | The National Gallery of Australia | before the names of famous places |
| A |
Call a doctor |
meaning any doctor |
| A | Get me a book | meaning any book |
| A | a university; a uniform, a European | before words having the sound of 'you' |
| An | an apple, an egg, an umbrella | before words which begin with a 'vowel' |
| An | an hour, an honest man, an heir, an honour | before words which begin with silent 'h' |
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