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2. • What do you understand by Articles?
• Types of Articles
• Uses of Articles
• Rules of Articles

3. Articles are types of adjectives
that:
• modify the noun
• indicate reference to the noun
Articles

4. Indefinite Article - A, An
Using indefinite article (a, an) indicates
that:
• it may be something that the speaker is
mentioning for the first time.
• it’s a countable noun
.i.e. Singular or one.
• It’s an indefinite noun .i.e. a common
and non-specific noun (ex. Person,
animal,thing,etc)

5. In Indefinite articles,
• “A” is placed before consonant
sound.
Ex: A cat, a helicopter, a university
• “An” is placed before vowel sound.
Ex: An umbrella, An honest man,
an apple.
Placement of “a” or “an”:

6. 1. Used before singular nouns that
are unspecified:
Example: a boat, a pen, an orange,
an umbrella
Uses of indefinite articles

7. 2. Represents a single unit or
collective numbers in a sentence.
Example: a dozen, a gallon, a
laundry, a long queue.
Uses of indefinite articles

8. 3. Used before half when half is
followed with a whole number.
Uses of indefinite articles

9. 4. Article Before an Adjective
Example: a small gift, an
interesting story.
Uses of indefinite articles

10. Definite Article - The
Using definite Article (the) indicates that:
• It may be something that the speaker has
already mentioned
• It’s an uncountable noun .i.e. both
singular and plural nouns
• It’s a definite noun.i.e. specific noun

11. In Definite Article,
• The (pronounced as/θ/) is placed
before consonant sound.
Ex: The boat, The gift,
The university
• The (pronounced as /ðiː/ or /thee/) is
placed before vowel sound.
Ex: The (/ðiː/) Earth, The (/ðiː/)
equator.
Pronunciation of “the”:

12. 1. Indicate a noun that is
definite/particular or has been
previously specified:
Example:
Please switch on the fan.
He liked the gift.
Uses of definite article

13. 2. Unique Nouns:
Example: The Sun, The Taj Mahal
Uses of definite article

14. 3. Names of Geographical areas :
Example: Where is the kitchen?
It is on the ground floor.
Uses of definite article

15. 4. Mountain ranges:
Example: The Himalayas, The Alps
Uses of definite article

16. 5. Musical Instruments:
Example: She knows how to play
the flute.
Uses of definite Article

17. 6. Used for the countries which
consist the word:
‘states’, ‘republic’, ‘kingdom’,
‘federation’ with their name:
Example - The United Kingdom,
The Czech Republic, The Russian
Federation, etc.
Uses of definite Article

18. 7. Used with the countries
consisting of many islands:
Example: The Bahamas, The
Philippines, The Maldives, The
West Indies, etc.
Uses of definite Article

19. 8. Name of Rivers:
Example: The Mississippi River,
the Nile River
Uses of definite article

20. 9. Groups of Lakes:
Except individual lakes
Example: The Great Lake, The
Arrow Lakes
Uses of definite article

21. 10. Names of Bays and Gulfs:
Example: The Bay of Bengal, the
Gulf of Mexico
Uses of definite article

22. 11. Names of Peninsulas:
Example: the Balkan Peninsula
Uses of definite article

23. 12. Name of Oceans:
Example: The Pacific Ocean, the
Atlantic Ocean
Uses of definite article

24. 13. Name of Seas:
Example: The Mediterranean Sea,
the Caribbean Sea
Uses of definite article

25. 14. Name of Deserts:
Example: The Sahara desert, The
Arabian desert
Uses of definite article

26. 16. Used with adverb in comparative
form:
Example: The nights get shorter in
the summer.
Uses of definite article

27. 17. Superlatives :
Example: The highest building, the
best book
Uses of definite article

28. 18. Ordinal Numbers:
Example: The first chapter, the
sixth block
Uses of definite article

29. 19. Used for a time period:
Example: in the past, in the 90s.
Uses of definite Article

30. 1. General Ideas :
Example:
Incorrect - The Indian food is
spicy.
Correct - Indian food is spicy.
No article

31. 2. Books and Plays:
Example:
Incorrect - I have read the Romeo
and Juliet.
Correct - I have read Romeo and
Juliet.
No article

32. 3. Sports and games
Example:
Incorrect - He knows how to play
the cricket.
Correct - He knows how to play
cricket.
No article

33. 4. Languages :
Example:
Incorrect - She speaks in the Hindi.
Correct - She speaks in Hindi.
No article

34. 5. Streets:
Example:
Incorrect - I live in the Whitefield.
Correct - I live in Whitefield.
No article

35. 6. Roads:
Example:
Incorrect - Cupcake bakery is in
the M.G. Road.
Correct - Cupcake bakery is in the
M.G. Road.
No article

36. 7. Parks:
Example:
Incorrect - The Bute Park is in
Cardiff.
Correct - Bute Park is in Cardiff.
No article

37. 8. Shops:
Example:
Incorrect - The Harrods is in
Brompton Road.
Correct - Harrods is in Brompton
Road.
No article

38. 9. Restaurants:
Example:
Incorrect - The Rural Blues is the
best sea food restaurant.
Correct - Rural Blues is the best
sea food restaurant.
No article

39. 10. Name of countries :
Example:
Incorrect - He returned from the
Germany.
Correct - He returned from
Germany.
No article

40. 11. Name of cities:
Example:
Incorrect - He is going to the
Delhi.
Correct - He is going to Delhi.
No article

41. 12. Towns:
Example:
Incorrect - He is in the town at the
moment.
Correct - He is in town at the
moment.
No article

42. 13. Regions:
Example:
Incorrect - The Assam is a state in
the Northeast India.
Correct - Assam is a state in
Northeast India
No article

43. 14. States:
Example:
Incorrect - The Albany is the
capital of the New York
Correct - Albany is the capital of
New York
No article

44. 15. Continents :
Example:
Incorrect - I am from the Africa.
Correct - I am from Africa.
No article

45. 16. Name of Individual Islands:
Example:
Incorrect - Have you ever been to
the Long Island?
Correct - Have you ever been to
Long Island?
No article

46. 17. Name of Individual lake
Example:
Incorrect - He lives near the Lake
Tinn.
Correct - He lives near Lake Tinn.
No article

47. 18. Name of Individual Mountains
Example:
Incorrect - The Mount Everest is
the highest mountain in the
world.
Correct - Mount Everest is the
highest mountain in the world.
No article

48. 19. Forests:
Example: Jakanari reserve forest is
a reserve forest in north of
Coimbatore
No article

49. 20. Stations:
Example:
Incorrect - The Victoria station is
in the centre of London.
Correct - Victoria station is in the
centre of London.
No article

50. 21. Airports:
Example:
Incorrect - They are flying from
the Heathrow.
Correct - They are flying from
Heathrow.
No article

51. 22. Planets:
Example:
Incorrect - Men are from the Mars
and women are from the Venus.
Correct - Men are from Mars and
women are from Venus.
No article

52. 23. Relatives :
Example:
Incorrect - That car belongs to the
mom.
Correct - That car belongs to
mom.
No article

53. 24. Names of people or titles:
Example:
Incorrect - The Doctor Smith is the
George's uncle.
Correct - Doctor Smith is George's
uncle.
No article

54. 25. Name of the meals :
Example:
Incorrect - The lunch is at midday.
Correct - Lunch is at midday.
No article

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