Thursday, April 14, 2011

ARTICLE"A,AN,THE"



Types of article:
1)Definite(THE)-it points to a definite or particular person ,thing ,or place that we are sure of or are talking about & not to any we are uncertain or doubtful about.
2)Indefinite(A,AN)-refer one person or thing.
A:-before words-1)begin with consonan
                           2)long sound of ‘u’
                           3)word one because one is pronounced’wun’as if it began with ‘w’.
                           4)not specified/general
   -example:-A university,A one-way street

AN:-before the words-1)begin with vowel
                                   2)begin with silent ‘h’
     -example:-An orange, An hour

THE:-when we speak a particular thing
        -when the thing is the only one
        -before the name of holy or important book
        -before an adjective
        -specified
  
  • I like this topic.Now,I know how , when and where to use this english article.

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