ARTICLES

DEFINITION: A WORD WHICH IS USED TO MODIFY A NOUN ; WHICH IS A

PERSON, PLACE, OBJECT OR AN IDEA.
THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF BASIC ARTICLES;
I. DEFINITE ARTICLES
II. INDEFINITE ARTICLES
III. ZERO ARTICLES
KINDS OF ARTICLES IN DESCRIPTED
FORM;
• 1ST kind: Definite article
Articles which are used to make noun more modified or specific in a particular form is called a definite
articles.
There is only one definite article; THE.
FOR EXAMPLE:
I saw the moon last night. (Here THE is an definite article being specific to its noun)
We can use the definite article THE with all nouns (singular and plurals).
For example: we can say THE DOGS and THE DOG depending on the particular given scenarios.

SINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM

The dog is in the pit. The dogs are in the pit.
The rose is red in color. The roses are red in color.
• 2nd kind: Indefinite articles
Articles which are used to refer a non-specific noun. In others words they refers to a
noun indirectly.
A and AN are two indefinite articles.
FO EXAMPLE:
I was in born A town. (Here A is indefinite article)
I bought AN umbrella yesterday. (Here AN indefinite article)
We can only use indefinite articles with singular form of nouns.
For example: we can say A DOG but we cannot say A DOGS, no matter what
situation it is narrated in.

Sentences using indefinite articles in correct form:

1- A dog is in the pit
2-A dogs are in the pit here sentence number 1 is correct.
• 3rd kind of article: Zero article
It only happen sometimes where there are no articles used and it can happen with all
nouns (usually plurals).
In other words, a term which refers to an occasion in speech or writing where a noun
or a phrase is not preceded by an article is called zero articles.
FOR EXAMPLE:
A- I need a bowl of rice
B- I like the rice in this restaurant
c- I eat rice everyday. Here noun phrase has all
three cases
Exceptions:
A vowel : A vowel is a sound produced with a comparatively open
configuration of the vocal tract.
A Consonant : A consonant is most often identified as a letter that is not a
vowel.
Words starting with a vowel, Words starting with a
but use ‘a’ instead of ‘an’: consonant, but use ‘an’
instead of ‘a’.
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