Articles

By Dheeraj Sharma
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Types of Articles
Articles

Indefinite Article Definite Article

A An The

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Use of Article “A” and “An”
1. Before a singular noun.

• I see _______ bird on that tree.

• A horse is _______ animal.

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Use of “An”
An honest man An M.A
An heir An M.L.A
An heiress An N.C.C boy
An hour An X-mas tree
An honour An L.P School
An H.M.T watch

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Use of Article “A” and “An”
Such a girl ✗ A such girl
What a fool ✗ What fool
Many an inkpot ✗ Many an inkpots
Rather an idea ✗ Rather a idea
Half an hour ✗ A half hour
Half a kilo ✗ A half kilo
Many a book ✗ Many a books
Many books
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Use of Article “A”
A European A union
A university A unit
A uniform A unique dress
A utensil A useful cow
A unanimous decision A one-rupee note
A one-eyed girl A one-way ticket

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Use of Article “A” and “An”
A team of A herd of
A crowd of A galaxy of
A pair of A group of
A flock of An army of
A gang of An assembly of
A band of A fleet of

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Use of Article “A” and “An”

A lot of A number of

A great number of A large number of

A great many of A good many of

A great deal of A good deal of

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We don’t use “A” or “An” with
✗ A gold ✗ A dust ✗ An ice
✗ A water ✗ A furniture ✗ A coffee
✗ A silver ✗ A traffic ✗ A tea
✗ A copper ✗ A luggage ✗ A ghee
✗ An electric ✗ An information ✗ A rice
✗ An aluminium ✗ A bread ✗ A news
✗ A coal ✗ A chalk ✗ A scenery
✗ A petrol ✗ A paper ✗ An advice
✗ An oil ✗ A butter ✗ A music
✗ A milk ✗ A medicine ✗ A poetry

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We use “A” or “An” with
A glass of water An acre of land
A piece of furniture A pound of butter
A piece of paper A piece of evidence
A bit of rice A block of ice
A bag of rice A piece of meat
A piece of chalk A piece of work
A spoonful of An attack of fever
medicine A piece of writing
A gallon of petrol A handful of rice
A heap of rubbish A loaf of bread
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We use “A” or “An” with
A piece fo bread A piece of research
A stick of chalk A piece of ice
A pile of rubbish A roast of meat
A kilo of rice A bit of work
A piece of advice A bit of passion
A pound of butter A word of advice
A ton of coal A grain of rice
A bottle of whisky A sheet of paper
A bowl of soup An item of news
A yard of cloth A litre of water
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Use of “The”
1. The man I met yesterday, was a thief.

2. The English ruled over India for a long time.

3. Before the plural names of countries.

• The United States of America.
• The West Indies.
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Use of “The”
4. Article ‘the’is used before the names of the
following nouns :
• Mountain Ranges – The Himalayas, the Alps,
the Pyrenees etc.
• Rivers – The Ganga, The Brahmaputra, the
Thames, etc.
• Oceans – the Indian Ocean, the Pacific etc.
• Islands – The Andaman
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Use of “The”
• Holy Books – The Geeta, the Quran, the
Bible etc.
• Newspapers – the Indian Express, The Hindu,
etc.
• Historical Buildings – The Taj Mahal, The
Qutub Minar, etc.
• Historical Events – The first Battle of
Panipat, the First World War.
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Use of “The”
• Train, Ships, Planes – The Shatabdi
Express, The Rajdhani, etc.

• Directions – The east, The north-east, etc.

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Practice
Exercise
Based on Articles

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America is _______ richest country.

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We wear _____ clothes to keep us warm.

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_______ cars are not allowed to park here.

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_______ flowers in that vase are very beautiful.

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This is _______ best book of Basic Mathematics.

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In Austria the people speak _______ German.

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_______ Italians are very beautiful.

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I go to Surat by _______ Rajdhani Express.

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He had always hoped that his son would go to
_______ university.

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Everyone respects _______ honest person.

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By _______ united effort we may achieve
success.

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He was carrying _______ heavy load.

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I can read _______ Vedas.

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She cut _______ sorry figure after her
performance.

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Mrs. Roy KEEPS THE OPEN HOUSE on
Saturday morning.

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He plays FOOTBALL daily.

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Kalidas is A SHAKESPEARE of India.

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Copper is AN USEFUL metal.

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A HIGHER YOU CLIMB, the cooler it gets.

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Gold is PRECIOUS METAL.

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Delhi is LONDON OF INDIA.

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Thanks!
Any questions?

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