This document provides information about articles in the English language. It begins with introducing the student presenting - Midhula A.S. from Badhiriya B.Ed Training College. Then it defines articles and distinguishes between definite and indefinite articles. Definite articles indicate a particular noun while indefinite articles do not. The main rules for using definite and indefinite articles are described. Examples are given for the use of 'a', 'an' and 'the'. The document concludes with reminding that the learner must determine which of the three articles - a, an or the to use for each noun.

1. WELCOME

2. BADHIRIYA B.Ed
TRAINING COLLEGE
VELICHIKKALA
• NAME - MIDHULA ASOK.S
• OPTION - ENGLISH
• REG. NO - 16514392007

3. POWERPOINT
PRESENTAION
ON ARTICLE

4. INTRODUCTION
An article is a word that is used
with a noun to indicate the type
of reference being made by the
noun. Article specify grammatical
definiteness of the noun in some
languages extending to volume
or numerical scope.

5. DEFINITE ARTICLE
• A definite article indicates that its
noun is a particular one which is
indefinitable to the listener. It may
be something that the speaker has
already mentioned, or it may be
something uniquely specified. The
only definite article is “the”

6. INDEFINITE ARTICLE
• An indefinite article indicates that its
noun is not a particular one indefinitable
to the listener. It may be something that
the speaker is mentioning for the first, or
its precise identity may be irrelevant or
hypothetical or the speaker may be
making a general statement about any
such thing.

7. RULE FOR THE USE OF
DEFINITE ARTICLE
The is used,
* before universal things.
eg: the sun, the moon, the earth etc.
* before name of epics
eg: The Bible, the Vedas
* before superlative degree
eg: the greatest king, the youngest brother

8. * before ordinal numbers
eg: the first, the second
* with adjectives to refer a whole group of
people
eg: The French, the English
* with names of geographical areas, rivers,
mountains, canals etc.
eg. The Ganges, the Suez, the Atlantic,
the Himalayas etc.

9. RULE FOR THE USE OF
INDEFINITE ARTICLE
Indefinite article is used,
* before vowels and consonants
eg: an engineer, an apple, a doctor
* with names of jobs
eg: John is a teacher
* with nationalities and religions in the
singualr
eg: George is an English man

10. * with exclamatory sentence
eg: What a surprise!
* before countable noun which is singular
eg: This is a ripe mango
* before positive degree
eg: This is a big house

11. QUESTIONS
(Fill in the blanks with a, an and the)
1) …………. aeroplane was flying over the sea.
2) English is ………….. easy language.
3) ………. eldest son is playing.
4) Cow is ……….. animal.
5) ……………. moon is ……….. satellite of earth.

12. 1) An aeroplane was flying over the sea.
2) English is an easy language.
3) The eldest son is playing.
4) Cow is an animal.
5) The moon is a satellite of earth.
ANSWERS

13. CONCLUSION
The three articles in English are a, an and
the. The leaner has to decide noun – by noun
which one of the article is to use. In fact, there
are four choices to make, because some times
no article is necessary. Native speakers of
course, use the articles correctly without
thinking in everyday speakers, of course, use the
articles correctly without thinking in everyday
spoken language.

14. THANK YOU