English language articles

1. ARTICLES
A, AN, THE

2. A
AN
THE

3. DEFINITE
•THE
INDEFINITE
•A
•AN

4. INDEFINITE ARTICLES
• A, AN
• USED WHEN WE DO NOT SPEAK ABOUT A PARTICULAR
OR A DEFINITE PERSON.
• EX:-
• I SAW A SNAKE CREEPING IN THE GARDEN.

5. USES
• USED ONLY BEFORE SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS.
• EX:-
• I HAVE A DOG.
• MY AUNT GIFTED ME A GOLD RING.

6. A CANNOT BE USED BEFORE UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
• SUGAR
• WATER
• TEA

7. WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
A KILO
OF
SUGAR
A CUP
OF TEA
A
BOTTLE
OF INK

8. A CANNOT BE USED IN FRONT OF PLURAL
NOUNS
•BOYS
•COLLEGES
•STUDENTS

9. WITH PLURAL NOUNS
A LOT OF
COLLEGES
A LARGE
NUMBER OF
BOYS
A GREAT
MANY
STUDENTS

10. USE OF FEW, LITTLE , A FEW , A LIITLE
FEW A FEW
NEGATIVE POSITIVE
NEARLY NO A NEGLIGIBLE
NUMBER OF
HARDLY ANY SOME BUT NOT
MANY
FEW POLITITIANS
ARE
INCORRUPTABLE
THERE ARE A
FEW AC ROOMS
IN OUR SCHOOL.
LITTLE A LITTLE
NEGATIVE POSITIVE
NEARLY NO SOME BUT NOT
MUCH
THERE IS LITTLE
TIME TO
REHERSE.
THERE IS A
LITTLE TIME TO
REHERSE.
I HAVE GOT
LITTLE CASH.
I HAVE GOT A
LITTLE CASH.

11. A AND AN CAN BE USED AS NOUN
COMPLEMENT. THIS PATTERN CAN BE USED
TO DESCRIBE A PERSON’S PROFESSION.
I AM A TEACHER.
RAM IS A DOCTOR.
HE IS AN
ENGINEER.

12. • SHE IS __A__TEACHER AND THE STUDENTS DOESN’T LIKE __THE___ TEACHER.

13. A AND AN CAN BE USED IN EXPRESSIONS OF
PRICE, SPEED, RATIO ETC..
• TAKE THIS TONIC TWICE A DAY.
• HE DROVE HIS CAR AT SIXTY KILOMETERS AN HOUR.
• THE RICE COSTS TWENTY RUPEES A KILO.

14. • A E I O U
• AN INDIAN, A UMPIRE,
• E - A
• “ EU”- YU
• A EUROPEAN
• A EUPHEMISM
• A EUCALYPTUS

15. • U – YU
• AN UMPIRE , AN UMBRELLA
• A UNION
• A UNIVERSITY
• A UNIQUE
• A UNICELLULAR

16. O - WA
• A ONE- EYED
• A ONE- GOLD
• A ONE- WAY

17. H
• AN HONEST
• AN HEIR
• AN HONOURABLE
• A HISTORIAN, A HOTEL,

18. • AN MLA
• AN S.I
• AN NCC CADET

19. A IS USED IN EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE
THAT BEGINS WITH WHAT.
• WHAT A PITY!
• WHAT A BEATIFUL ROSE!

20. DEFINITE ARTICLE
THE
• IT IS THE SAME FOR SINGULAR, PLURAL, COUNTABLE, UNCOUNTABLE AND FOR ALL
THE GENDERS.
• THE BOY
• THE BOYS
• THE GIRL
• THE GIRLS
• THE ROOM
• THE ROOMS

21. DEFINITE ARTICLE
THE
• ONLY ONE THING
• EX:-
• THE EARTH
• THE PRINCIPAL
• THE CAPTAIN

22. MENTIONED A SECOND TIME
• EX:-
• HIS CAR DASHED AGAINST A TREE. THERE IS DENT IN THE CAR. __THE__ TREE
IS VERY STRONG.

23. NOUN – BECOMES DEFINITE BY ADDITION OF
A PHRASE OR A CLAUSE
• ______BOY WHO IS STANDING BY MY SIDE.

24. BEFORE PARTS OF BODY
• I PATTED HIM ON THE BACK.

25. REASON OF LOCALITY CAN REPRESENT
ONLY ONE PARTICULAR THING
• MOTHER IS IN THE KITCHEN.

26. BEFORE SUPERLATIVES
• RAM IS THE TALLEST BOY IN THE CLASS.
• NO COMP
• RAM IS MOST TALL.

27. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE
• TWO THINGS INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE SAME PREPOSITIONS.
• THE SOONER YOU COSULT A DOCTOR, THE BETTER FOR YOU.

28. THE CLASS OF THINGS OR ANIMALS
• THE COBRA IS POISONOUS.
• THE FOOD IS ESSENTIAL TO SURVIVE.

29. THE + ADJECTIVE
• REPRESENTS A CLASS OF A PERSON AND TAKES PLURAL VERB.
• ___THE_____YOUNG ARE ADVENTUROUS.
• THE COBRA IS POISIONOUS.

30. ORDINAL NUMBERS
• HE WAS THE FIRST TO GET INTO THE BUS.
• HE WAS THE LAST TO LEAVE THE CLASS-ROOM.
• SHE SECURED THE SECOND RANK IN TERM EXAM.
• RAM IS THE ONLY SALESMAN IN OUR OFFICE.

31. NAMES OF OCEANS, RIVERS, A GROUP OF
ISLAND, CHAIN OF MOUNTAINS, DESERTS,
PLURAL NAMES OF COUNTRIES, HOLY
BOOKS,EPICS
• THE INDIAN OCEAN
• THE GANGA
• THE ANDAMANS
• THE ALPS
• THE SAHARA
• THE U.S.S.R
• THE U.S.A

32. BUT WE CAN ALSO SAY (HOLY BOOK)
• HOMER’S ILLIAD
• VALMIKI’S RAMAYANA

33. USED BEFORE COMMON NOUN TO GIVE IT
THE MEANING OF AN ABSTRACT NOUN
• THE PATRIOT IN HIM WAS ROUSED WHEN HE SAW THE INDIAN SOLDIERS
FIGHTINGIN A MOVIE.

34. POLITICAL PARTIES
• THE CONGRESS
• THE BJP

35. NAME OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
• HE PLAYS THE GUITAR VERY WELL.

36. FAMILY NAME
• THE SMITHS
• THE PANDAVAS
• THE KAURAVAS

37. ‘THE’ IS NOT USED BEFORE THE NAME OF A
PERSON OR A PLACE. BUT WE CAN USE
‘THE’ WHEN A COMPARISION IS INTENDED
• SIVAKASI IS THE JAPAN OF TAMILNADU.
• BANGALORE IS THE SHIMLA OF KARNATAKA.

38. OMMISSION OF ARTICLES
• BEFORE PROPER NOUN WE SHOULD NOT USE.
• BEFORE COMMON NOUN USED IN THE WIDEST SENSE.
• EX: MAN WORKS HARDER THAN WOMAN.
• THE IS NOT USED BEFORE THE NAMES OF DISEASE.

39. • NOT USED BEFORE ABSTRACT NOUN AND MATERIAL NOUN.
• NOT USED IN FRONT OF SCHOOL, COLLEGE, HOSPITAL, COURT, PRISION,
CHAPEL, CHURCH, MARKET, SEA, BED WHEN THEY ARE USED FOR THEIR
PRIMARY PURPOSE.
• EX: WE GO TO SCHOOL TO STUDY.
• WE ARE IN COURT AS LITIGANTS.
• WHEN THESE PLACES OR VISITED FOR OTHER REASONS OR WHEN WE ARE
TAKING ABOUT OTHERS WITH CONNECTION THIS PLACES WE CAN USE ‘THE’

40. NOT USED BETWEEN PREPOSITION AND
NOUN
• HE IS IN TROUBLE.
• FATHER IS AT HOME.
• YOU ARE AT FAULT.
• HE WENT TO THE SCHOOL BY BUS.

41. NOT USED BEFORE THE NAMES OF THE
GAMES
• I PLAY CRICKET ON SUNDAYS
• BUT WE CAN SAY,
• THE CRICKET MATCH THAT WE SAW YESTERDAY WAS MORE INTRESTING

42. THANK YOU