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The document outlines the rules for using definite and indefinite articles in English, detailing when to use 'a', 'an', and 'the'. It provides examples for each case, including unique objects, musical instruments, and specific nouns. Additionally, it explains situations where no article is needed, such as before proper nouns and certain common nouns.

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The document outlines the rules for using definite and indefinite articles in English, detailing when to use 'a', 'an', and 'the'. It provides examples for each case, including unique objects, musical instruments, and specific nouns. Additionally, it explains situations where no article is needed, such as before proper nouns and certain common nouns.

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ARTICLES

Definite article indefinite article


The a, an
( b,c,d…. etc) ( a,e,i,o,u )
Consonants-21 vowels-5

Indefinite article:- a,an


1) ‘U’ Pronounced as a consonant ‘yu’

University ( yu ) untidy
Useful umbrella
a- Unity an - ulcer
Uniform umpire
unit ugly
utensil
2) ‘Y’ is pronounced as a consonant sound
Yellow paper (ya)
Young man
a- Yard
Year
3) ‘O’ Pronounced as a consonant - ‘va’
one rupee note (va) orphan
a one- eyed beggar old man
one way ticket an - orient fan
owl
orange
orator
4) ‘H’ Sounds
honest (ha) humble
hour a humorous
an - honourable hint
heir
honorarium
5) ‘E’ Sounds
elephant
egg European
an eight a Eucalyptus
eye
eel
6) ‘A’ Sounds
Accountant
Accident
an- admire
author
amazing
7) ‘I’ Sounds

Interesting
Intelligent
an international
Idiot
Idea
Examples:-
1) Hockey is an interesting game.
2) English is an international language.
3) Sonali is an intelligent girl.
8) Abbreviations
( which begins with A,E,F,H,I,L,M,N,O,R,S,X. letters ) – an
ATM
EMI
FIR
HMT / HCL
IAS NATO
LIC / LLB SAARC
MLA/MP/M.SC a BA
an MA/M.com/MBBS B.Sc
NCC/NGO B.Com
OMR
RMP
SBI
X-ray
9) ‘A’ is used before certain numbers:
a hundred
a thousand
a million
10) ‘A’ is used before quantity
a litre a little
a Few a dozen
a quarter a small
a big a kilo
11) ‘A’ is used before Mr., Mrs., Miss / Ms
Note:- when the person referred to is a stranger.
Ex:- A Mr. Murthy has come for you.
12) To turn proper nouns into common nouns
Ex:- 1) He thinks he is a Shakespeare.
2) He feels as if he were a kalidasa.
13) ‘A’ is used Exclamatory sentences after ‘what’
Ex:- 1) What a beautiful girl she is!
2) What a clever boy he is!
14) ‘A’ is used before such a words:- noise, cold, headache.
Ex:- 1) I have a cold.
2) She has a headache.
3) Don’t make a noise.
Definite Article – the
1) ‘The’ is used before unique objects
The sun The moon
The earth The sky
2) Before holy books
The Bible The Gita
The Quran The Ramayana
3) Before musical instruments
The Flute The Veena
The Guitar The Violin
The piano The tabla
4) Before Rivers, Seas, oceans
The Godavari
The Bay of Bengal
The Pacific
5) Before mountains
The Himalayas
The Aravali
NOTE:- Summit before no article
X Everest
X K2
6) Before Group of Islands
The Andamanas
The Maldives
NOTE:-before Islands no article
Greenland
Srilanka
7) Before Newspapers
The Hindu
The Deccan chronicle
The Indian Express
8) Before trains, ships, satellites
The Venkatadri express
The titanic
The PSLV
9) Before United countries
The USA
The USSR
The Republic of Chile
The people’s republic of China
10) Before deserts
The sahara
The thar
11) Before Directions
The east
The north
The west
The south
12) Before superlative degrees
The greatest
The biggest
The best
The better
13) Before ordinal numbers
The first
The second
The third
14) Before people of the nationality
The Japanese
The French
15) Before people of that quality
The rich
The poor
16) Before historical buildings
The Taj Mahal
The Charminar
17) Before historical events
The Independence day
The Republic day
18) Before public places and designations
The town hall
The head-master
The principal
19) Before Double comparatives
The more
The less
The cooler
The higher
20) Before inventions
The Microscope
The telescope
Same words but different article
Note:- Particularly/specific mentioned
Ex:- 1) God created No article man.
2) The man who is in white Pajamasis my uncle.

Ex:- 1) We skip No article dinner on Saturdays


2) The dinner I had at Anand Vihar is very heavy.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
Ex:- 1) No article Gold is precious.
2) The Gold of Ramagiri Mines, is a highly qualitative
Productive.
……………………………………………………………………….
Ex:- 1) Johan is an Italian.
2) Telugu is called the Italian of the East.
………………………………………………………………………………………
Comparison
1) Kalidasa is called the Shakespeare of india.
2) Suryakumar Yadav is called the AB de Villiers of India.
Omission of the article( No article)
1) Before proper noun/common noun/collective
noun/abstract noun
2) Before games and sports
3) Before diseases:- fever,mumps
Note :- Before pandemic - ( the)
The Plague
The corona
4) Before meal timings
5) Before languages
6) Before months and seasons
7) Before countries
8) Before God/Man/Woman
9) Before relation ship:- father,mother
10) Before church,temple,college,prison ( only primary
purpose)
Ex) 1) Christians go to No article Church.( Primary
purpose)
2) I went to the prison to meet the officials.( secondary
purpose)
3) My father came to the college to enquire about my
performance.( secondary purpose) .

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