Category: 9. Article

Using Indefinite Article: a & an Rule 1: A common noun in the singular number always requires an article before it. But a plural common noun does not require an article always. A plural common noun can have the article ‘the’ if we want to particularise that noun. Example: I saw a snake. (Refers to a random snake) I saw snakes in…

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. There are two types of articles: Definite Article –  the The makes the noun something particular and definite. Example: Give me the ball. (Here, the speaker is telling someone to give him/her a particular ball about which…