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1. ARTICLES

2. ARTICLES Definition : It is a word which determines a noun. Examples: We pick up a ball. She give me an umbrella. That is the umbrella I want.

3. Kinds of Articles Indefinite Article A and AN are called indefinite articles as they are used when we do not specify which particular thing person or Idea we are referring to the person Idea or thing is not specifically define it remains indefinite and has a sense of not known to us. example: There is a man on the bridge. Definite Article The main purpose of definite article is to make a general thing particularly in one way or the other.

4. USES OF ARTICLE ‘’A’’ It is used before a word beginning with a consonant. Example: a boy, a girl, a table ,a year.

5. USES OF ARTICLE ‘’A’’ It is used before the word “one” that begins with the consonant sound . Example: a one eyed man ,a one rupee note It is used before ‘u’ when it is sounds on “yu”. Example: a University, a union, a universe, a utensil

6. USES OF ARTICLE ‘’AN’’ It is used before words beginning with a vowel Sound as: an aeroplane, an elephant, an input, an orange, an umbrella etc. It is used before words beginning with “h” when it is silent as: an honest man, an hour . It is used before words beginning with consonants having vowel sound as: an MP , an MLA ,an FIR ,an Msc, an x-ray

7. Uses of Indefinite Articles (A/An) The simple rule is that an indefinite article is always used before all countable noun when they are singular.

8. Uses of Indefinite Articles (A/An) In expressions of price, speed and ratio when a unit of amount or a number is shown. Examples - I got bananas 50 Rupees a dozen. The doctor visits his clinic twice a day. The train runs 80 kms an hour.

9. Uses of Indefinite Articles (A/An) Before names of professions or a noun complement Examples: She is an engineer. My father was a doctor. Her husband is a shrewd person. He turned a saint in old age.

10. Uses of Indefinite Articles (A/An) Indefinite article is also used in the sense of every. Examples: The mechanic was paid Rupees 5 an hour. The businessman earns Rupees 10000 a month.

11. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before a particular person or thing. Examples : The students of this class are very punctual. Did Rita get the job she applied for ? This is the boy I meet yesterday. Let us go to the park.

12. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used to denote a whole class or kind . Examples: The dog is a faithful animal. The horse runs fast. The tiger is young.

13. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before common nouns which are the names of things unique of their kind. Examples: The Sun shines in the Sky. The Earth moves around the Sun. The Moon is round today. The World is beautiful.

14. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before the names of newspapers religious books famous buildings ships historical events. Example: I read the Hindu daily. The Ramayana is the holy book of the Hindus. The Taj is famous for its beauty. The quite India movement started in 1942.

15. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before proper nouns material nouns and abstract nouns to make them common nouns. Examples: Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India. Samundar Gupt is the Napoleon of India.

16. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before the superlative degree of an adjective Examples: Sweta is the best girl in the class. Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state of India.

17. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before the names of oceans, rivers, gulf, seas, mountain ranges and group of islands. Examples: Agra is situated on the banks of the Yamuna The Indian Ocean is laying to the south of India The Andaman lie in the east of India. The Persian gulf countries have become wealthy The bay of Bengal lies in the east of India

18. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before the names of races or Nations. Examples: The Indians are found in almost all the countries. The English exploited the Indians. The Muslim keep fast during the Ramzan. Holi is the festival of the Hindus.

19. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before the musical instruments. Examples: Vijay Shri plays the piano Manju plays the violin

20. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before the inventions. Examples: The telephone is very usesful Who invented the electric bulb.

21. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before the parts of the body he got injury in the head the road hit him in the back

22. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before the political parties :The Congress party, The communist party,The Bhartiya Janta Party

23. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before the ordinal numbers Examples: the fourth. The tenths story in the book is very interesting.

24. Uses of Definite Article (The) It is used before countries which have plural nouns as their names. The United Kingdom The Bahamas The USSR The Netherlands etc

25. Omission of Articles(A/An/The) The article is omitted before proper nouns. Example : Kolkata India Ruchika Mount Everest Sunday January

26. Omission of Articles(A/An/The) Before subjects like Arts and science My favourite subject is science. I like painting Before the name of materials. Her saree is made of cotton. Gold is costly

27. Omission of Articles(A/An/The) Before the abstract nouns used in the general science Honesty is the best policy. Health is better than wealth.

28. Omission of Articles(A/An/The) Nouns like churchs, court ,college ,market, bed, prison hospital ,jail etc when they are used in general sense. Examples:she goes to school everyday the father was present in the church.