ARTICLES
Articles are basic and simple words like 'a','an' and 'the'
Let's begin with the basics and then a few examples
Vowels - a,e,i,o,u are called vowels.
Consonants - All the LETTERS other than the vowels are called consonants.
This is a basic hint you must have in your mind before beginning with grammar.
Coming to our main idea "Articles"
a,an and the are the articles.
(definite - sure,indefinite - not sure)
Well 'a' and 'an' are the indefinite articles in the sense that they could denote anything non specific.
For example
I bought a blue box.
The 'blue box' specified here could be any blue box nothing specific.So it's not definite so 'a' is called indefinite article.
Next let's move on to 'an'
I ate an apple.
So similarly it could be any apple that you could have eaten.Naturally this being indefinite 'an' is called an indefinite article.This briefs on the indefinite articles.
'An' is used before a word which begins with a vowel say,apple,umbrella,angel,ostrich and so on.There are certain exceptions where we use 'a' before certain words beginning with vowels say,university,European,useful etc.Let's wind up on the indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' quoting a few examples.
Examples
Peter has a parrot.
I bought a car.
Wellington is a beautiful place.
Sara drew a beautiful picture.
He is an angry man.
Maria had an umbrella.
She is an early bird.
They have an olive tree in their backyard.
SIMILARLY, there are certain exceptions for 'an' also
The first letter of certain words remains silent,like for humble the 'h' is silent hence we pronounce it as 'umble.So 'h' being silent here, since their is a vowel 'u' as the beginning letter it is always "an humble" person.Similar examples include honest,honour,honorary,hour,an heir and so on
It is an historical event.
I came here an hour before.
He is an honest man
For only few extra exceptional words like hotel we say "a hotel".
Initially,though you might find it a bit confusing it would become easy as you get used to.
"Practise makes you perfect dear children".
Articles are basic and simple words like 'a','an' and 'the'
Let's begin with the basics and then a few examples
Vowels - a,e,i,o,u are called vowels.
Consonants - All the LETTERS other than the vowels are called consonants.
This is a basic hint you must have in your mind before beginning with grammar.
Coming to our main idea "Articles"
a,an and the are the articles.
(definite - sure,indefinite - not sure)
Well 'a' and 'an' are the indefinite articles in the sense that they could denote anything non specific.
For example
I bought a blue box.
The 'blue box' specified here could be any blue box nothing specific.So it's not definite so 'a' is called indefinite article.
Next let's move on to 'an'
I ate an apple.
So similarly it could be any apple that you could have eaten.Naturally this being indefinite 'an' is called an indefinite article.This briefs on the indefinite articles.
'An' is used before a word which begins with a vowel say,apple,umbrella,angel,ostrich and so on.There are certain exceptions where we use 'a' before certain words beginning with vowels say,university,European,useful etc.Let's wind up on the indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' quoting a few examples.
Examples
Peter has a parrot.
I bought a car.
Wellington is a beautiful place.
Sara drew a beautiful picture.
He is an angry man.
Maria had an umbrella.
She is an early bird.
They have an olive tree in their backyard.
SIMILARLY, there are certain exceptions for 'an' also
The first letter of certain words remains silent,like for humble the 'h' is silent hence we pronounce it as 'umble.So 'h' being silent here, since their is a vowel 'u' as the beginning letter it is always "an humble" person.Similar examples include honest,honour,honorary,hour,an heir and so on
It is an historical event.
I came here an hour before.
He is an honest man
For only few extra exceptional words like hotel we say "a hotel".
Initially,though you might find it a bit confusing it would become easy as you get used to.
"Practise makes you perfect dear children".
The last article is 'the'
'The' is a definite article.It is used when the thing you signify is specific.
Bring the soap I bought yesterday.
The shop next to my house is good.
The first prize goes to Zara.
The winner of the Olympiad is Leno.
'The' is used for superlative degrees,say the extreme words like hottest,biggest,tallest,highest,greatest,most intelligent,most popular,most significant and so on.
Rajasthan is the hottest place in India.
She is the tallest girl in the class.
She is the most intelligent girl I have ever seen.
Harris is the smartest boy.
Hope I have made articles very simple and straight,so start using them in your day to day lives correctly and share this with your kids.
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