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"Articles in English: A, An, The"

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Indefinite Articles – A/An

• Form:

-A → before consonantsExamples: a university, a European citizen, a one-way road-An → before vowels and silent "h"Examples: an elephant, an hour, an honour

• Use:

-With singular countable nouns to talk about something for the first timeJen has got a new scooter.-To describe jobs or categoriesRon is a taxi driver and his wife is an architect.-To talk about something in a general wayA comedian must be witty and self-confident.

Definite Article – The

• Use:

-With singular and plural nouns when we already know what we are talking aboutI saw two boys. The boys were playing football.-To talk about something uniqueThe Moon, the government-With superlatives and words like first/lastShe is the best actress in this film.-With names of families and some countriesThe Browns, the Netherlands, the USA-With parts of the dayIn the morning, in the evening

Zero Article (No Article)

-With plural and uncountable nouns to talk about things in generalI like music. She loves cats.

-In some fixed expressionsAt work, at home, go to bed, go to school

-With places when we talk about their functionGo to school, university, hospital, prison

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