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THE ARTICLES A/AN-THE

THE ARTICLES A/AN-THE. Are words that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. The articles in the English language are the, a, and an. There are indefinite articles: a/an , and definite articles: the.

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THE ARTICLES A/AN-THE

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  1. THE ARTICLESA/AN-THE Are words that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. The articles in the English language are the, a, and an.

  2. There are indefinite articles: a/an, and definite articles: the.

  3. INDEFINITE ARTICLES: A/ANA and an are signal that the noun modified is indefinite, referring to any member of a group. Example:"My daughter really wants a dog for Christmas.“This refers to any dog. We don't know which dog because we haven't found the dog yet.

  4. DEFINITE ARTICLE: THEThe definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. The signals that the noun is definite, that it refers to a particular member of a group.

  5. Example: “I saw the elephant at the zoo.“ Here, we're talking about a specific noun. Probably there is only one elephant at the zoo.

  6. OMISSION OF ARTICLES Names of languages and nationalities: Chinese, English, Spanish, Russian.

  7. Names of sports: volleyball, hockey, baseball.

  8. Names of academic subjects: mathematics, biology, history, computer science.

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