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There are two kind of articles in English language definite and indefinite.
There is no doubt that articles are adjectives since they modify the nouns after them. But articles have some special significance as determiners. Articles determine the standard of nouns.
Grammar categories
Omission of the definite article it’s happen before nouns used in a general sense. Examples Life is short Time waits for nobody. Time is money. If abstract nouns are used in a particular sense, the definite article is used. Examples: The music of Pink Floyd is beautiful. What is the time, please? […]
The indefinite article a / an is used only in the singular. Examples Hi is a nice boy. Do you have a pen? It’s a nice car, isn’t it? Are you looking for a fork? Can I get please, a cup of coffee. The indefinite article is used before common nouns to indicate […]
Omission of the indefinite article is before abstract nouns used in a general sense. Examples of the omission of the indefinite article Travel completes our education. Life is grand. We are very font of music Also omission is happened before material nouns used in a general sense. Examples Do you take […]
Before names of the rivers, seas, oceans and chains of mountains. It's good practice to use the word river / lake before to avoid ambiguity.
The definite article is used before unique things. Examples : The definite article before unique things The earth The moon The sun The north The south The west The South Pole The present The past
The definite article are used before the Superlative. Examples : The definite article before the Superlative She is the prettiest girl in the class. This is the best game that I ever see. I am the best among us. The best story ever written.
The definite article are used before common nouns to indicate the whole class. Examples : The definite article indicate whole class
The definite article also is used before ordinal numbers. Examples : The definite article before numbers Thursday is the fourth day of the week. The twentieth first century. the first the second the third the fifth the eighteenth the twenty-sixth the hundredth
The definite article the is used before common nouns used in a particular sense. Examples The book on the table is yours. The answer is correct. The Moon is full. The girl you met is my sister. In narration when a person or thing is mentioned for the first time […]
The indefinite article has two forms: a and an. a before words beginning with a consonant & an before words beginning with a vowel or mute h. Examples | a – / ə /: a fork / ə fɔːk/ a fork / ə fɔːk/ a lamp / ə ˈlamp / a woman […]
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to make something very unpleasant happen to someone
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