A guide to definite and indefinite articles "a/an/the"

1. ARTICLES
E I R I N I G I A N N I O U

2. OUR MAIN TOPICS TODAY
INDEFINITE ARTICLE " A/AN "
DEFINITE ARTICLE " THE "

3. ARTICLES
Articles are a unique type of words that, while short,
communicate some important information about a
noun.An article refers to a noun (a person, place, or
thing) and specifies its definiteness. This is a formal
way of saying that the article lets everyone know
whether the noun is specific or unique to the
sentence or not.

4. INDEFINITE ARTICLE " A/AN "
Indefinite articles refer to non-specific nouns. You
might say, “I need a pen,” or “I want an orange.” In
both cases, you aren’t referring to a specific pen or
orange. The indefinite articles communicate the
fact that you’d accept any pen or orange.
a (before a singular noun beginning with a consonant sound)
an (before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound)
a table a window
an umbrella an onion
an hour

5. The definite article the, on the other hand, refers to
a specific noun. If you were to say, “I want the
orange” instead of “an orange,” you’d be talking
about one specific orange. If you requested “the
pencil” instead of “a pencil,” you’d be asking for one
particular pencil.
DEFINITE ARTICLE " THE "

6. WE USE
" THE "

7. DON'T USE " THE ":

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