- A, An, The, are called articles.
- Articles are demonstrative adjectives.
- Articles are of two type, definite and indefinite articles.
- “a” and “an” are indefinite articles.
- “The” is definite article.
Use of “A”
Eg. a cat, a dog, a pen, a house, a college etc.2. Every singular noun which starts with “E” or “U” starts with “a”.
Eg. a university, a European, a uniform, a utensil
3. Every singular noun which starts with “O” but sounds like “v”
Eg. a one rupee note, a one eyed man, a one way ticket.
Use of “An”
- Every singular noun that starts with a vowel and sounds like (a,e,i,o,u)
2. That singular noun that starts with a consonant but sounds like “a”,”o”,”e”.
Eg. an MP, an MLA,an S.H.O( s sound like a in starting), an M.A , an hour, an honest man, an heir, an hotel ( Because they all sounds like “o” in starting)
2. Have you found__ pen which lost yesterday?
3. Please give me__ one rupee note.
4. All__ boys ran away.
5. I have bought__ umbrella.
6. Neil Armstrong was__ first man to land on moon.
7. Yesterday__ European visitor came to our school.
8. The camel is__ ship of the desert.
9. Nasir is__ honourable man.
10. I don’t expect__reward.
11. __island is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides.
12. Give me__ book to read.
13. Christmas falls on__ 25th of every December.
14. These are__ students who have brokes the chair.
15. The teacher asked__ easy question.
16. He is__ able man.
17. Ramesh is__ best of all.
18. He has applied for__ the post of lecturer.
19. I have lost__ pen you gave me.
20. Life is not__bed of roses.
Eg. an MP, an MLA,an S.H.O( s sound like a in starting), an M.A , an hour, an honest man, an heir, an hotel ( Because they all sounds like “o” in starting)
Note: only countable singular noun take “a” or “an” with them.
Uses of “The”
1. With the name of celestial bodies.
Eg. the sun, the moon, the earth, the starts etc.
2. Before the name of the directions if it is preceded by a preposition.
Eg. the sun rises in the east and sets in the west
3. Before the name of ships, trains, seas,oceans, canals,lakes, mountains,islands,dams,deserts.
Eg. The frontier mail, the Arabian sea, the Indian ocean, the panama canal, the dal lake, the Himalayas, the Andaman,the bhakra dam, the sahara desert.
4. Before the name of some countries and provinces.
Eg. the USA, the Punjab, the Deccan
5. Before the name of religious books, magazines,newspapers
Eg. the Gita, the Indian express, the Hindustan times, the Mahabharata
6. Before the name of communities.
Eg. the English, the French, the hindus.
7. Before the proper noun which is used as common nouns.
Eg. Kalidas is the Shakespeare of india, Kashmir is the Switzerland of asia.
8. Before the name of political parties,
Eg. the congress, the janata dal.
9. Before the name of historic and public places.
Eg. the taj mahal, the golden temple, the zoo, the library
10. Before the adjectives which have used as noun.
Eg. the rich, the poor,the brave
11. Before( adjective+proper noun)
Eg. the little bunny is a shy girl
12. Before the adjectives if it is used before noun.
Eg. Ashoka the great, Akbar the great
13. To make plural of proper nouns.
Eg. the guptas, the mauryas, the browns
14. Before the big ranks
Eg. the prime minister of india, the president of india, the principle of school
15. Before the historical events.
Eg. the battle of plassey, the battle of panipat, the mutiny of 1857
16. Before cardinal number
Eg. the secand girl in the third row is my friend.
17. Before superlative degrees.
Eg. the wisest boy, the most intelligent person
18. Before comparative degree
Eg. She is the wiser of two
19. After” all “or “both” , but before” whole” or” same”
Eg. All the boys are making noise, both the girls are pretty, the whole class is absent, their ages are the same.
20. Before the common noun which have been described in the paragraph before.
Eg. There was a fox. The fox was hungry
I know the man who came yesterday
Eg. the sun, the moon, the earth, the starts etc.
2. Before the name of the directions if it is preceded by a preposition.
Eg. the sun rises in the east and sets in the west
3. Before the name of ships, trains, seas,oceans, canals,lakes, mountains,islands,dams,deserts.
Eg. The frontier mail, the Arabian sea, the Indian ocean, the panama canal, the dal lake, the Himalayas, the Andaman,the bhakra dam, the sahara desert.
4. Before the name of some countries and provinces.
Eg. the USA, the Punjab, the Deccan
5. Before the name of religious books, magazines,newspapers
Eg. the Gita, the Indian express, the Hindustan times, the Mahabharata
6. Before the name of communities.
Eg. the English, the French, the hindus.
7. Before the proper noun which is used as common nouns.
Eg. Kalidas is the Shakespeare of india, Kashmir is the Switzerland of asia.
8. Before the name of political parties,
Eg. the congress, the janata dal.
9. Before the name of historic and public places.
Eg. the taj mahal, the golden temple, the zoo, the library
10. Before the adjectives which have used as noun.
Eg. the rich, the poor,the brave
11. Before( adjective+proper noun)
Eg. the little bunny is a shy girl
12. Before the adjectives if it is used before noun.
Eg. Ashoka the great, Akbar the great
13. To make plural of proper nouns.
Eg. the guptas, the mauryas, the browns
14. Before the big ranks
Eg. the prime minister of india, the president of india, the principle of school
15. Before the historical events.
Eg. the battle of plassey, the battle of panipat, the mutiny of 1857
16. Before cardinal number
Eg. the secand girl in the third row is my friend.
17. Before superlative degrees.
Eg. the wisest boy, the most intelligent person
18. Before comparative degree
Eg. She is the wiser of two
19. After” all “or “both” , but before” whole” or” same”
Eg. All the boys are making noise, both the girls are pretty, the whole class is absent, their ages are the same.
20. Before the common noun which have been described in the paragraph before.
Eg. There was a fox. The fox was hungry
I know the man who came yesterday
Practice exercise Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
1. He is studying at __university in india.2. Have you found__ pen which lost yesterday?
3. Please give me__ one rupee note.
4. All__ boys ran away.
5. I have bought__ umbrella.
6. Neil Armstrong was__ first man to land on moon.
7. Yesterday__ European visitor came to our school.
8. The camel is__ ship of the desert.
9. Nasir is__ honourable man.
10. I don’t expect__reward.
11. __island is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides.
12. Give me__ book to read.
13. Christmas falls on__ 25th of every December.
14. These are__ students who have brokes the chair.
15. The teacher asked__ easy question.
16. He is__ able man.
17. Ramesh is__ best of all.
18. He has applied for__ the post of lecturer.
19. I have lost__ pen you gave me.
20. Life is not__bed of roses.
Answers
1(a),2(the),3(a),4(the),5(an),6(the),7(a),8(the),9(an),10(the),11(an),
12(a),13(the),14(the),15(an),16(an),17(the),18(the),19(the),20(a)
