Articles

A, an & the

'A', 'an' & 'the' are called articles.

Article 'THE'

We use 'the' when we talk about a specific thing. For example:The batwing sleeves look like a cape from the back. Give me the red apron please.

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Article 'a' is used before a singular noun.

a sword

a pair of pink ears

a beautiful blond girl

Article 'an' is used before words beginning with vowel sounds.

vowel e

vowel i

vowel a

an apron

an earring

an idol

vowel o

vowel u

an undershirt

an overcoat

Words that seem to begin with vowel sounds but are actually pronounced with a consonant sound use the 'a' article instead of the 'an' article. For example, a uniform.