{"id":218,"date":"2019-11-05T14:58:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T09:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.examcoaching.in\/blog\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2019-11-05T15:01:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T09:31:26","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.examcoaching.in\/blog\/english\/articles","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An article is a word that is used with a noun (as a\nstandalone word or a prefix or suffix) to specify grammatical definiteness of\nthe noun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Articles are small but important words in the English language.<\/li><li>Articles are considered adjectives because they modify or help describe nouns.<\/li><li>Articles always come before or after the nouns they describe.<\/li><li>There are only two types of articles in English, definite article or indefinite article. <\/li><li>The three main articles in English grammar are &#8220;a&#8221;, &#8220;an&#8221;, and &#8220;the&#8221;.<\/li><li>\u201cThe\u201d is definite article and \u201ca\u201d and \u201can\u201d are indefinite article.\u00a0 <\/li><li>In many languages, articles are a special <a href=\"https:\/\/www.examcoaching.in\/blog\/english\/parts-of-speech\">parts of speech<\/a> which cannot be easily combined with other parts of speech.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have to study when and when not to use articles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indefinite Article<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An indefinite article indicates that its noun is not a\nparticular one identifiable to the listener. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It may be something that the speaker is\nmentioning for the first time, <\/li><li>The speaker may be making a general statement\nabout any such thing.<\/li><li>Used as synonym for number one<\/li><li>Used to indicate one of a group<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two Indefinite articles are \u201ca\u201d and \u201can\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cAn\u201d is used before a\nword beginning with a vowel letter i.e. a, e, i, o, u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An apple, an interesting, an orange, an idiot, an ice-cream,\nan ink pot, an omelette, an enemy, an Indian, an umbrella, an ugly, an elephant,\nan American, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Exception<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it is not always true <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we say it more precisely \u201can\u201d is added before a word beginning\nwith a vowel sound. So even if a word begins with a consonant if and the word pronunciation\nbegins with a vowel sound \u201cAn\u201d should be added before the word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An is added before a word which begins with silent \u201cH\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eg: An hour, An Honest, an honourable, an honorarium etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An is used before some abbreviations which begins with a\nvowel sound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eg: An LDC, an SI, an RTO, an MLA, an FIR, an MP, an X-Ray, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generally we can say that \u201cA\u201d is used before a word beginning\nwith consonant letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eg: A man, a book, a girl, a student, a year, a young man, a\nyellow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Exception<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it is not always true <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if a word begins with a vovel letter and it sounds like\na consonant then \u201ca\u201d should be used there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eg: a European, a universe, a Utopian, a union, a one eyed man, a unanimous, a one way ticket, a useful, a one rupee coin, a unit etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Definite Article<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The definite article is used to refer to a particular member\nof a group or class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It may be some specific objects or objects that\nthe speaker and listener know<\/li><li>It may be something that the speaker has already\nmentioned <\/li><li>It may be something uniquely specified.<\/li><li>It is used before plural countries or plural\nregions and bodies of water<\/li><li>It is used before certain adjectives to give a\nplural meaning.<\/li><li>It is used before the names of musical\ninstruments.<\/li><li>It is used before heavenly bodies.<\/li><li>It is used before ordinal numbers like first,\nsecond etc.<\/li><li>It is used before positions like principal,\nsecretary etc.<\/li><li>It is used before important books. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eg: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Raju plays the piano very well.<\/li><li>The Earth moves around the sun.<\/li><li>The sky is blue.<\/li><li>Raju passed the SSLC exam at the first\nattempt. <\/li><li>The secretary opposed the proposal.<\/li><li>I read the bible.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><u><strong>More Examples<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My friend lives in <u>an <\/u>old house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raju lives in <u>a <\/u>Utopian country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is <u>an <\/u>apple on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are <u>three <\/u>apples on the table<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She returned after <u>an<\/u> hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheela came back after <u>a <\/u>year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I met <u>a <\/u>European in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brutus was <u>an <\/u>honorable man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is <u>an <\/u>honest man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is <u>an <\/u>idiot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is \u00ad<u>a <\/u>unanimous opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is <u>an <\/u>interesting novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I bought <u>an <\/u>ink pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She gave him <u>a <\/u>one rupee coin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I met <u>a <\/u>one eyed man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I saw <u>an <\/u>SI in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is <u>an <\/u>MA student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is <u>an <\/u>MP from Kerala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raju is <u>an <\/u>LD Clerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is <u>an <\/u>ugly women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared my-nav-buttons-left\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.examcoaching.in\/blog\/english\/tense\/future-perfect-continuous-tense\">Future Perfect Continuous Tense<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An article is a word that is used with a noun (as a standalone word or a prefix or suffix) to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun. Articles are small but important words in the English language. Articles are considered adjectives because they modify or help describe nouns. Articles always come before or after the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":67,"menu_order":2200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-218","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-english"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7pDEj-3w","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":108,"url":"https:\/\/www.examcoaching.in\/blog\/english\/parts-of-speech","url_meta":{"origin":218,"position":0},"title":"Parts of Speech","author":"Ranjith","date":"April 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"In English there are 9 parts of speech. They are Verb A verb is used to show an action or a state of being. 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