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Articles, The two indefinite articles in the English language are ‘a’ and ‘an’. The definite article in the, English language is ‘the’. For indefinite articles, you can use either of them depending upon the, sound of the first letter of the next word. This is done for pronunciation reasons., , Use of ‘a’ takes place in the following instances –, 1. In places where the following word starts with a consonant sound, the determiner ‘a’ is used., 2. Also, ‘a’ is used where the following word is a singular countable noun., The determiner ‘an’ also does the same work as ‘a’ but is used in the following instances –, 1. places where the following word is a singular countable noun and starts with a vowel sound, (a, e, i, o, u)., ‘The’ is mostly used before both singular and plural nouns. Its main function of use is that it is, used to specify a person, place or thing., Uses of Articles with Rules and Examples:, ‘a’ and ‘an’ (Indefinite Determiners) are used before the following1) A singular countable noun which is being mentioned for the first time. The rule can be, understood with the help of the following example sentences –, I have never seen a gun., I saw a sports bike at the store today., , 2) A singular countable noun or adjective beginning with a consonant sound. The rule can be, understood with the help of the following example sentences –, I ate a banana., I saw a tall girl today., , 3) A singular, countable noun which is an example of a class of things. The rule can be, understood with the help of the following example sentences –, A pet needs love. (Class of things is pets), A father deserves to be respected by his children.

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4) The noun to express a quantity. The rule can be understood with the help of the following, example sentences –, I need a dozen bananas., I need to buy a couple of books., , 5) The units of price, speed, ratio, weight etc.The rule can be understood with the help of the, following example sentences –, This bike gives 35 kilometers a liter., You can run a mile in just 5 minutes., , 6) Certain numbers or monetary units. The rule can be understood with the help of the following, example sentences –, I want to earn a billion dollars by the age of 40., Can you lend me a hundred rupees?, , 7) The expression of frequency. The rule can be understood with the help of the following, example sentences –, Put these ear drops twice a day., Wash your face three times a day in summers., , 8) Certain exclamatory expressions. The rule can be understood with the help of the following, example sentences –, What a beautiful morning!, What a cute dog!, , Few Important rules to remember about the use of indefinite determiners:, The spelling of the word following the determiner is not important, only the sound is important., Few words given below start with vowel letters but do not have vowel sounds. So the determiner, ‘a’ is attached to them. For example:, A union, A one rupee coin, etc

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There are a few words that start with consonant letters but have vowel sounds. They are, preceded by the determiner ‘an’., For example: An honest man, An honour., Indefinite determiners are mostly prefixed before the noun that does not refer to any particular, person, place or thing., For example: A cat, a boy, an hour, Indefinite determiners can be used before uncountable nouns if the noun is used in a particular, sense., For example: I always have tea after my lunch. She is a great pianist., An indefinite determiner can be attached before the adjective if the adjective is followed by a, countable noun. For example:, It is a red colored T-shirt., He is a hard working man., , ‘The’ (Definite Determiners) is used before the following1) A singular noun when it refers to a particular class or group. The rule can be understood with, the help of the following example sentences –, The luxury car is a rich man’s vehicle., My brother has joined the NDA., , 2) Names of rivers, ranges of mountains, gulfs, seas, oceans, groups, islands, ships, etc., The Jamuna river, The Andaman and Nicobar Islands., The Titanic, The Shivalik range of mountains., 3) Countries with plural names., The Philippines, The Maldives, 4) Books of religion (Religious books)., The Shreemad Bhagavad Gita, The Holy Quran, 5) Names of hotels, museums, and certain building names

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The Oberoi group of Hotels, The Burj Khalifa., 6) Last names of families in the plural., The Madans, The Malhotras, 7) Names of newspapers and magazines., The Top Gear, The Hindustan Times, 8) Superlatives of adjectives., The best boy in the class., The tallest building in the world., 9) Descriptive adjectives referring to a whole group or class., The working class., The middle class., 10) The names of races and communities., The Hindu, The Christian, 11) Few expressions of the English language., All the colleagues., Both the sisters., Few Places where the definite determiner ‘The’ should not be used are as follows –, , ‘The’ should not be used before abstract nouns, plural nouns, proper nouns, names of meals,, colours, materials when they are being used in the general sense., They should not be used before the name of games., , The expression like all day, by road, by air.