 A, An

 A
 Used to refer to one thing or
i. Used before noun beginning with consonant.
person which is not specified.
E.g. a book, a cat, a door

ii. Also used before noun beginning with vowel ‘u’

pronounced as ‘yu’
 The
E.g. a university, a uniform, a European
 Used to refer to one thing or person which is specified.
i. Refer to thing or person already mentioned.

E.g. I have a pen. The pen is new.

ii. Refer to thing only one of its kind.

 An
E.g. The sun shines during the day. i. Used before noun beginning with vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

iii. Superlative degree E.g. an apple, an elephant, an ice-cream, an owl, an

uncle
E.g. She is the tallest.
ii. Also used before nouns beginning with silent ‘h’
iv. Before names of oceans, seas, rivers, mountains, some
countries E.g. an hour, an honor

E.g. The Rajang River is in Sibu.

I come from the USA.

v. A specific person, thing, place, events.

E.g. She is the Principal ARTICLES

The pen is mine.

The school sport is on.

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Before proper nouns (countries,

roads, people, streets) Uncountable nouns

E.g. I live in the Dalat. E.g. Milk is a nutritious

drink.