This document discusses the use of articles in English. It explains that articles are used to indicate quantity and specify nouns. There are two types of articles: indefinite articles like "a" and "an" which are used for non-specific nouns, and definite articles like "the" which are used for specific nouns. It provides guidelines for using indefinite versus definite articles and situations where the definite article is not used.

2.  Articles are used to:
 tell the quantity of singular
nouns (a, an) and
 to specify which noun is being
talked about (the).

3. Articles
Indefinite
articles ( A, An)
Definite articles
(The)

4.  Indefinite Articles:
 used to refer singular countable noun
 in general or
 for the first time.
 Definite Articles:
 used to refer particular noun
 with both singular and plural nouns.

5.  A:
before nouns beginning with consonant
sounds.
 An:
before nouns beginning with vowel sounds.
*Note: Use A and An on the basis of sound. If
there is an adjective before the noun the
same rule is applied.

6.  Used before nouns that are
particular.
 When both the speaker and receiver
are aware of what is refered

7. 1. Before proper noun
2. Few of the country names
3. Names of thing that are unique
4. Before singular common noun to represent the
entire class.
5. Before all superlatives
6. Before ordinals and other adjectives that show order
7. Parallel structures

8.  We do not use the in the following
situation:
1. Noun having general meaning
2. With phrases of time (years, season,
day….)
3. With most proper and abstract nouns
(unless talking about a specific noun)
4. In particular phrases

9.  Important to repeat article to make
the meaning clear.
 If there are two adjective for one noun
the article is used only before the first
adjective.
 If different adjectives refer to different
noun we must use an article before
each adjective.