A, An and The

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Articles

• A, An and The

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Kinds of Articles
There are 2 kinds of articles
Indefinite A, AN
ARTICLES
Definite THE
INDEFINITE
DEFINITE
A
AN
THE
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Indefinite Articles
Indefinite articles are used to express the most
general aspect of a noun. It is always put IN
FRONT of the noun. Specific things are never
used with indefinite articles.
Example A bicycle An exercice
A piece of paper
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How to use the article A
We use the indefinite article A in front of a
noun beginning with a consonant
A yellow car A yacht A yack A year
A baby A giant A grill A computer
A university A unicorn A uniform A unicycle
We also use A in front of the vowel U
when it is pronounced like YOU
Finally, A is used in front of the letter y

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How to use the article An
Generally, we use the indefinite article An
in front of a vowel
An eraser An idea An orange An advanced skier
An hour An honour An hippopotamus An heir to the
throne
A book not A books An article not An articles A
boy not A boys
We also used An in front of the consonant h
when it is voiceless
Remember The indefinite article DOESNT exist in
the plural
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Definite article The
Use The in front of a specific
Person
Animal
The President The Doctor The Principal
To be used in front of the noun regardless of the
gender or number
Thing
The Pacific Ocean The fifth anniversary The white
house
The King Penguin The blue Whale The red lobster
Exercise 1
Exercise 2