The Articles

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Posted 06.30.2009 in Articles

Using these three words is one of the most difficult tasks in English grammar. Luckily, however, most mistakes we make in the use of these three little but important words do not make much difference to the meaning of most of the sentences. There are however certain situations where using or not using the articles may make a lot of difference. Therefore, knowing some of the important rules will enable the learners to use them correctly.

Articles A, An and The

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Posted 06.25.2009 in Articles

The article ‘a’ or ‘an’?
In English grammar, it is not normal to use the word ‘a’, which can mean ‘one’, before a vowel (a,e,i,o and u, and the silent ‘h’), so before vowels, the article ‘a’ changes to ‘an’:
e.g. a car an elephant a [...]

Articles – Topic Introduction

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Posted 12.26.2008 in Articles

“Article” as a general term has several dictionary meanings: ‘a piece of writing about a particular subject’, ‘a separate item in a contract or deed’, ‘a particular item or a separate thing in a set of things’, but here it is:
The ‘Articles’ in English grammar are: a or an and the
Using these three [...]

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