ARTICLES

 Articles is none other than a part of DETERMINERS.

 Determiners are the words that introduce a noun and provide some information
about it.
 Determiners are followed by a noun.
o The ball
o His son
o Five cats
o Some students
Types of Determiners:
POSSESSIVE
ARTICLES DEMONSTRATIVES ADJECTIVES
a, an ,the This, that, these, those my, our, your,
his,her,its,their

QUANTIFIERS CARDINAL NUMBERS ORDINAL NUMBERS

Some, any, each, One,two,three,twenty,forty First,second,third,forth,
few, little, hundred,etc…. Twentieth,etc….
much,more,many
All, every….

EXAMPLES:
An apple is a healthy fruit

Two cats have drunk a bowl of milk.

My father has many cars.

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ARTICLES:
An articles is a word that describes the noun (a, an, the)
ARTICLES
Definite Indefinite
The a an
Before Before
consonant sound vowel sound
Vowel:
a, e, i, o, u
Consonant:

b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,v,w,x,y,z.
INDEFINITE ARTICLES:
“A” is used:
(i) Before singular noun:
A girl, a house, a tree, a top
(ii) Before consonant sound:
A purse, a chair, a book
(iii) Before a word beginning with a vowel letter, but having a
consonant sound and “w” sound:
A university , a European , a one – eyed man.
(iv) Before the word “Few” and “little”:
A few , a little
Ex:
He has little money. („Almost no money‟ or „not many‟)
He has a little money to spend. (something to spend)

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(v) Before the counts :
a couple of days, a pair of shoes…
“An” is used:
(i) Before a singular noun with a vowel sound.
An ant , an axe , an elephant , an orange , an MLP ,an MP
(ii) Before a word beginning with a silent “H”
An hour , an honest , an heir
(iii) Before a word beginning with a sounded “H”
An historical place
DEFINITE ARTICLE:
“The” is used:
(i) Before the names of Rivers and Musical instrument:
the Ganges , the Jamuna , the violin , the guitar , the piano
(ii) Before the names of Seas:
the Indian ocean , the Arabian sea.
(iii) Before the names of Magazine,Newspapers and Holy books:
the Times of India , the stardust , the Gita , the Bible , the Quran.
(iv) Before the names of Mountain ranges:
the Himalayas , the Vindhyas , the Alps
(v) Before the names of Natural objects:
the sun , the moon , the earth.
(vi) Before the names of Races and People:
the Hindus , the Muslims , the English
(vii) Before the Superlative words [….est]
the best , the oldest , the youngest

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(viii) Before the Nicknames:
the Mahatma , the land of rising sun( Japan)
(ix) Before the Cardinal Numbers, Ordinal Numbers, Weight and
Measures:
the two, the three, the four, the first, the second, the third, the fourth,
the dozen , the kilogram
(x) Before important Historical events and Historical buildings:
the first Indo – Pak war
the Quit India movement
the Tajmahal , the Redfort, the Great wall of China
(xi) Before the names of Adjective:
the rich, the poor , the deaf , the dumb
(xii) Before the Common noun:
the lion , the rose , the peacock
(xiii) Before the Directions:
the north, the south, the east , the west
(xiv) Before the Union and United countries:
the United kingdom, the united states of America ,
the United Arab of Emirates, the Irish Republic
OMISSION OF THE ARTICLE:
(i) Don‟t use before the Meals:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
(ii) Don‟t use before the Materials:
Gold, platinum , silver, tables
(iii) Don‟t use before the Plural nouns:
Apples , books , aeroplanes

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(iv) Don‟t use before the names of Games:
Football , hockey, tennis, chess
(v) Don‟t use after All:
All day , all night , all morning
(vi) Don‟t use before Proper nouns:
Sathish , Bangalore , India , April
(vii) Don‟t use before Relatives:
Mother , father , uncle , sister , brother
(viii) Don‟t use before Language:
Tamil , Sanskrit, French, English
(ix) Don‟t use before Festivals:
Deepavali , Holi , Christmas , Ramzan
(x) Don‟t use before Cities, Countries and Continents:
Delhi, Chennai, Calcutta, India, Srilanka, Asia, Australia, Africa
(xi) Don‟t use before Months and Days:
Monday, Tuesday, May, June
(xii) Don‟t use before Possessive pronoun and Abstract noun:
Honesty , poverty , wisdom , truth , strength, knowledge , love ,
absence, his honesty , her beauty , their cleverness

EXERCISES:
1. The child wanted to eat ________ apple
2. We went to _______ temple.
3. I borrowed _______ pencil from my friend.
4. The boy sat on _______ small sofa.
5. There was _______ dog in the street
6. ______ letter was posted yesterday.
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7. I met him _______ hour ago
8. There were _______ mangoes in the basket.
9. An article is the word that describes _______ noun
10. You need _______ umbrella when there is rain
11. She was given _______ ice cream she wanted.
12. He is ______ MLA
13. He is not _______ European.
14. _____ lion pounced on the deer and killed it.
15. We lived in ________ first street.
16. I want _______ axe to cut the wood.
17. ______ church which we go is newly constructed.
18. Miss Anne speaks _______ Chinese.
19. My daughter wants to be ________ doctor.
20. _______ principal is coming up
21. Yusuf likes to play ______ volleyball
22. _______ inspector came to our school to visit.
23. My daughter is learning to play _______ violin.
24. Please give me ________ cake that is on display.
25. I am ________ best teacher
26. ______ moon shines at night.
27. _______ elephant is a wild animal
28. Rohit is _______ cleverest boy
29. Brutus was ______ honorable man
30. Have you seen _______ Taj?
31. English is ________ easy language

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32. _______ buses are full in Delhi.
33. She saw ______ one eyed beggar.
34. He was ______ best judge of horses.
35. Newton was ______ great scientist
36. she is ________ American
37. I wanted for ______ hour
38. I wrote _______ essay
39. Jack and Jill went up ______ hill
40. Nisha is ______ tallest girl in the class
41. I want to become ______ strongest lady
42. Raju is ______ honest boy
43. He is _______ honorable man
44. The game came to _______ end
45. Speak _______ truth
46. _______ gold is a precious metal
47. _______ honesty is the best policy
48. Bananas are sold by _________ dozen
49. Grapes are sold by ________ kilogram
50. He lives in _____ USA

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ANSWERS:

1.An 2.The 3.A 4.The 5.A 6.The 7.An 8.No 9.A 10.An

11.An 12.An 13.A 14.The 15.The 16.An 17.The 18.No 19.A 20.The

21.No 22.An 23.The 24.The 25.The 26.The 27.An 28.The 29.An 30.The

31.An 32.The 33.A 34.The 35.The 36.An 37.An 38.An 39.The 40.The

41.The 42.An 43.An 44.An 45.The 46.No 47.No 48.The 49.The 50.The

PREPARED BY
S.VASANTHI M.A., M.SC(PSY).,M.PHIL.,B.ED.,
GOVT.HR.SEC.SCHOOL
PERIYAKANNALAPATTI
TIRUPATTUR DISTRICT