The document discusses the usage of articles (a, an, the) in the English language. It explains that articles are used before singular countable nouns and that the determination of whether to use "a" or "an" depends on whether the next word begins with a vowel or consonant sound. It also discusses some exceptions where articles are used before uncountable nouns or proper nouns. The key information provided is about the rules for using indefinite and definite articles in the English language.

1. a
an
the
The BASICS
English Language Learning Series

2. Where do they
come?
before “nouns”..

3. before
Singular,
Countable
nouns
Where & how are they
used?
Articles
a
an
the
Indefinite
‘general’
Definite
‘specific’
before
Singular / Plural
Countable /
Uncountable nouns

4. • A book
• An
engineer
Articles
a
an
the
Indefinite
‘general’
Definite
‘specific’
• The book
• The
doctor

5. The
Sound..
What determines
it?
Vowel Consonant
actor
elephant
island
orange
umbrella
boy school
forest
hospital
university

6. What about
these?
house
horse
hour
an honest man
a
a
an

7. What about these?
university
union
umbrella
European
a
a
a
n
a

8. What about
these?
house
an honest man
ear
year
a
an
a

9. What about these?
a one-rupee note
a one-eyed man
a useful article
a yellow building

10. • Before a particular person or
thing
• One already referred to
• book you want is available.
• Let us go to theatre.
• He shouted at her and girl
cried.

11. • Before most Proper Nouns..
• Names of People..
• Names of Continents, Countries,
Cities..
• Names of individual mountains, hills..
• Individual islands, lakes..

12. BUT

13. • Before some proper names of places
• Oceans & seas the Bay of Bengal
• Rivers the Ganges, the river
Krishna
• Canals the Buckingham canal
• Deserts the Sahara, the Thar

14. • Before some proper names of places
• Groups of Islands the West Indies
• Mountain Ranges the Himalayas
• A few countries the Indian Republic
the United Kingdom
the Netherlands
the US

15. If you know one
language, learning
another is EASY…
A Foreign
Language can be
best learnt by
REPETITION