ARTICLES

Presented By :-

SOHAIB SAFWAN

NOOR-UL-ESHA
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There are two types of

articles:
Indefinite Articles – A, AN
Definite Article – THE
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  Indefinite Articles:

‘A’ and ‘AN’ are indefinite Articles.

They are used before a countable
common noun in singular number.
They are called indefinite articles
because they are used with indefinite
names.
Eg: a girl, a pen, an apple etc.
Use of ‘a’ :
 If a word begins with the vowel letter ‘e’ sounding like ‘u’ ,
‘a’ is used instead of ‘an’
eg. A European
 If a vowel gives the sound of ‘w’, ‘a’ is used.
eg. A one-eyed man.
 ‘A’ is used in some numerical expressions:
eg. A great deal, a lot of , a dozen, a hundred
 ‘A’ is used with few and little as
I borrowed a few books from him.’
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
 ‘A’ is used before a proper noun to make it a common noun
He is a Milton (an inspired poet)
He is a second Newton (a great scientist)
 Use of ‘AN’
 ‘AN’ is generally used with countable
common nouns in singular number
before words beginning with a vowel
sound;
For eg. An apple, an egg, an MLA, an
umbrella, an inkpot
 If a word begins with a silent ‘h’ , ‘an’ is
used before it.
For eg. An hour, an honest
Definite Article:
‘The’ is called the Definite Article because it points
out to a definite person or thing. For eg:
 I met a boy.
 The boy told me a story.
 The story was very interesting.
In the (1) sentence ‘a boy’ means ‘ any boy’, not a
particular person.
In the (2) sentence, ‘the boy’ refers to a particular
person.
Similarly in the (2) sentence ‘ a story’ means any
story. But in the (3) sentence ‘the story’ means a
particular story.
Use of ‘THE’
 ‘THE’ is used to denote a particular person, place
or thing; For eg.
He is the boy who won the prize.
She has gone to the bus stand.
 ‘THE’ is used when a person, place or thing has
already been mentioned;
For eg.
I bought a bicycle. The bicycle cost me
Rs. 1500/-
 ‘THE’ is used to denote the whole class or
community;
For eg.
The horse runs fast
Special use of ‘THE’
. Before the names of rivers, mountains,
oceans, bays, descriptive names of states and
countries.
For eg: The gangas, the ravi, the
shivaliks, the Indian ocean, the bay of
Bengal, the Punjab.
 Before names of newspaper, magazines,
companies, corporations, organizations.
For eg: The Tribune, the times, the life
insurance, the national book trust, the
Punjab roadways.
. Before the names of sacred books:
e.g The Ramayana, The Guru Granth
Sahib, The Quran, The Vedas, The Bible
 Before names of unique things.
For eg: the sun the moon the stars
 Before adjectives in superlative degree:
For eg. He is the best singer of the college.
Karachi is the biggest city in Pakistan.
 Before adjectives used as nouns:
For eg. the sick, the poor.
 As part of a phrase made of the comparative
degrees:
For eg. the higher we go,the colder it gets.
 When a family name is used to refer to the whole
family.
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