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The document discusses the usage of articles (a, an, the) in the English language. It explains that articles are used before singular countable nouns and that the determination of whether to use "a" or "an" depends on whether the next word begins with a vowel or consonant sound. It also discusses some exceptions where articles are used before uncountable nouns or proper nouns. The key information provided is about the rules for using indefinite and definite articles in the English language.
articles
- 1. a an the The BASICS English Language Learning Series
- 2. Where do they come? before “nouns”..
- 3. before Singular, Countable nouns Where & how are they used? Articles a an the Indefinite ‘general’ Definite ‘specific’ before Singular / Plural Countable / Uncountable nouns
- 4. • A book • An engineer Articles a an the Indefinite ‘general’ Definite ‘specific’ • The book • The doctor
- 5. The Sound.. What determines it? Vowel Consonant actor elephant island orange umbrella boy school forest hospital university
- 6. What about these? house horse hour an honest man a a an
- 8. What about these? house an honest man ear year a an a
- 9. What about these? a one-rupee note a one-eyed man a useful article a yellow building
- 10. • Before a particular person or thing • One already referred to • book you want is available. • Let us go to theatre. • He shouted at her and girl cried.
- 11. • Before most Proper Nouns.. • Names of People.. • Names of Continents, Countries, Cities.. • Names of individual mountains, hills.. • Individual islands, lakes..
- 12. BUT
- 13. • Before some proper names of places • Oceans & seas the Bay of Bengal • Rivers the Ganges, the river Krishna • Canals the Buckingham canal • Deserts the Sahara, the Thar
- 14. • Before some proper names of places • Groups of Islands the West Indies • Mountain Ranges the Himalayas • A few countries the Indian Republic the United Kingdom the Netherlands the US
- 15. If you know one language, learning another is EASY… A Foreign Language can be best learnt by REPETITION