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About "Article" An article is a kind of adjective which
is always used with and gives some information about a
noun. There are only two articles a and the, but they are used
very often and are important for using English accurately.
The word a (which becomes an when the next word begins with a vowel - a, e, i, o, u) is
called the indefinite article because the noun
it goes with is indefinite or general. The meaning of the article a is similar to the number one,
but one is stronger and
gives more emphasis. It is possible to say I have a
book or I have one book, but the second
sentence emphasizes that I do not have two or three or some other number of books.
The word the is
known as the definite
article and indicates a specific thing. The difference between the
sentences I sat on
a chair and I sat on
the chair is that the second sentence refers
to a particular, specific chair, not just any chair.
Many nouns, especially singular forms of
countable nouns which you will learn about later, must have an
article. In English, it is not possible to say I sat on
chair without an
article, but a demonstrative or possessive adjective can be used
instead of an article as in the sentences I sat on
that chair and I sat on
his chair.
Whenever you see an article, you will find a
noun with it. The noun may be the next word as in the man or there may be
adjectives and perhaps adverbs between the article and the noun as
in the very angry,
young man.
Review this lesson as many times as you want, and when
you are ready, take the pop quiz on this
chapter.
Take a moment to listen to this video.
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