> Topic: Use of Articles. > Subject: English Composition & Comprehension. > MS KHUSHBOO AMIR. > Articles: articles are used before a noun. Articles define noun as specific or general. In English there are 3 articles a, an, the. For Example: Nick bought a dog, the article a indicates that the word dog Isa noun. > Types of Articles: > Definite Articles: The article the refers to the specific noun. Definite means to be clear, exact or obvious about something. It is called definite because it is used in relation to a particular thing or person. “The” is the definite article in English, which is used to refer to particular nouns, the identities of which are known. The definite article indicates that the noun is specific. The speaker talks about a particular thing. + For Example: The cat sat on the couch. « “The rose has beautiful fragrance.” > Indefinite Articles: Indefinite means something which is nct-clear, obvious »--- or exact. They are called indefinite because the identity of the thing or person being spoken about is left unclear or indefinite. The indefinite article indicates that the noun is not someone or something in particular. . The speaker talks about anyone of that type of things. The indefinite articles in English are “a” and “an.” ‘ «For Example: Do you have a pencil?i | ° I wet to have anapple. | ; ° He applied a become an American citizen, | | | | Notice how the speaker i is not asking for a particular pencil or apple, but any pencil or apple i in the above senterjces. || 7 i | Note: a is used before a singular noun beginning with a consonant sound. | 1 An: Before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound. HT it {| > Where Articles Are Nat Used? | | The usage of articles is rs of the most confusing things to, remember for many English learners. It is ni t always necessary to use ‘articles everywhere. Our tip is to remember the cases|where articles should not be used, | | i i | 1 | Do not use articles: || |” | > When you talk about things in general. : | | > For example: I like birds. | «' Here, the speaker want to imply that he/she likes any bia in general, and not a specific type of a bird. i i \ > When talking about pital count nouns. ' ht For example: Dogs make great pets.Here, you are not talking about one specific dog or one specific pet; you are talking about all dogs in general. When talking about non-count nouns. For example: | love music. Here, the speaker is saying that he enjoys music, in general —not any specific kind of music or song. When talking about specific days or holidays, geography, companies, languages. For example: I have bought candles for Diwali. Here, the speaker is talking about the candles he has bought to use on the day of Diwali. When talking about Geography. Articles are not used’before countries, states, cities, towns, continents, single lakes, single mountains, etc. For example: ! live in Canada. When you talk about languages. For example: | speak Hindi. Here, the sneaker is talking about the language Hindi. - When you talk about companies. For example: Steve Jobs founded Apple. use Facebook every day. Here, the speaker is referring to companies like Appie and Facebook.i | | i! 11 a | > When talkings about academic subjects, ai i For example: | hate at ending Mathe iatics classes. Here, the mathematic classes are being discussed. > The basic ruie for using the articles “a” or “an” is that a use “a’/ before words beginning with ae consonant and use “an” before Words beginning with a vowel, so which would you place before “one”? “A one” is correct because “one starts with a “w” i li | | | > One: “A one” is correct, because “one” starts with a “w",, 11 > Alittle\ A few: |