May 07, 2021
Articles In English Grammar
There are two articles in English.
They are
1. Indefinite articles: -
‘A’ and ‘An’ are called Indefinite articles
2. Definite Articles: - ‘The’ is called a definite article
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USE OF ARTICLE ‘A’:-
Rules:-
1.
‘A’ is used
before a singular common noun beginning with the consonantal sound.
Eg:- a
boy, a flower, a box, a
man
a
book a pen a car a table
2.
Some words start
with a vowel letter (A, E, I, O, U) but having a consonantal sound then
indefinite articles “a” is used before them.
Eg:-
a University a European
a unite a uniform
a universal a useful animal
3. ‘A’ is used before a singular common noun, beginning with a vowel letter which
has ‘w’
sound.
Eg:- a one
rupee note
a
one-eyed beggar
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4.
‘A’
is used before the collective nouns
Eg:- a group of people
a
bunch of flowers
a
bundle of papers
a
bunch of keys
5.
‘A’
is used before the quantities
Eg:-
a few,
a lot of, a little, a dozen
6.
To
make a common noun of a proper noun:-
Eg: - This is a Shakespeare of India
EXERCISES:-
Fill in the
blanks with suitable articles:-
1.
India is a great country.
2.
Rani is a nurse in the hospital.
3.
Gita has a long hair.
4.
Raju wrote a letter to me.
5.
Mr. Frank is a European.
6.
I have found a one rupee coin in the basket.
7.
He is a university professor.
8.
John is a handsome boy.
9.
English is a difficult language.
10. What a beautiful painting.
USE OF ARTICLE
‘AN’:-
Rules:-
1. ‘An’ is used before a singular common noun beginning
with a vowel sounds.
Eg:- an apple, an intelligent, an orphan, an elephant, an umbrella, an orange, an incident
2. ‘An’ is used before a singular common noun beginning
with consonants but having vowel sounds.
Eg:- an hour an honest man an heir an honorable teacher
3. An is used before abbreviations
which begin with F, I, R, M, N, L, S, H, X
are pronounced an
individual letters.
Eg:- an FIR, an
MLA, an SBI, an ISI, an NCC
an
HP gas an RMP an LLB an X-ray
EXERCISES:-
1.
Kalyani
is an intelligent girl.
2.
we
will leave after an hour.
3.
Chinni
is an MA English.
4.
The
girl is an orphan .
5.
He
married an American lady.
6.
Kalyan
is an extraordinary man.
7.
Man is a social animal.
8.
Jaya
is an innocent girl.
9.
Pavan is an
MLA.
10.
I
met with an accident.
USE
OF ARTICLE ‘THE’:-
Rules:-
1. ’The’ is used before the names directions:-
Eg:-
The east , The west, The North, The South
2. ‘The’ is used before the names of rivers:-
Eg:-
The Thapathi, The
3. ‘The’ is used before the names of Oceans:-
Eg:-
The Indian Ocean, The
The
red sea The
Pacific
4. ‘The’ is used before superlative adjectives:-
Eg:- The tallest, The
highest
The
greatest The shortest
5. ‘The’ is used before unique in the universe.
Eg:-
The Sun, The Sky, The Star, The
moon, The earth
6. ‘The’ is used before the names of Mountains:-
Eg:-
The
7. ‘The’ is used before adjectival nouns.
Eg:-
The poor, The deaf, the rich, the dumb
8. ‘The’ is used before instruments(musical
instruments):-
Eg:-
The veena, The drum, the violin, The flute, The
thabala,
9. ‘The’ is used before religion.
Eg:-
The Hindu, The Muslim, The Christian
10. ‘The’ is used before ordinal numbers:-
Eg:-
The first, the third, the second, the fourth
11.
‘The’ is used
before the names of newspapers:-
Eg:-
The Hindu, The
Vaartha, The Eenadu
12.
‘The’ is used
before Sacred books (holy books).
Eg:-
The Ramayana, The Bible, The
Bhagavathgeetha, The Quran
13.
‘The’ is used
before the names of political parties.
Eg:-
The congress, The YSR
Congress, The BJP
14.
‘The’ is used
before the names of Organizations.
Eg:-
The UNO, The UNICEF, The UNESCO, The W.H.O
15.
‘The’ is used
before the names of trains.
Eg:-
The Shathabdhi, The Kanyakumari Express,
The
Rayalaseema Express,
16.
‘The’ is used
before the names of plural numbers:-
Eg:-
The news papers, The Players,
The students, The books
17.
‘The’ is used
before a historical construction.
Eg:-
The Charminar, The Red fort, The
Thajmahal,
The
gate way of
18.
‘The’ is used
before national festivals.
Eg;- The Ghandhi Jayanthi, The Independence Day, The
Children’s Day, The
Republic Day
19.
‘The’ is used
before a head of the Institutions :-
Eg:-
The Head Master, The
Principal, The Manager, The Post Master
20.
‘The’ is used
before repetition of a common noun:-
Eg:- I saw a boy in the park, the boy was crying, we met a stranger at the seashore
The stranger was an American
21.
‘The’ is used
before a Particular place, thing or person.
Eg:- I saw this book in the Library last Sunday.
22. The’ is used before the secondary purpose
of a place.
Eg:-
I went to Hospital to consult the Doctor.
(Primary)
I
went to the Hospital to see my sick friend. (Secondary)
I go
to college. (Primary)
My father goes to the College.
23. ‘The’ is used in comparative construction before
the both adjectives.
Eg:-
The more your work the more you gain.
The
faster you run the quicker you reach.
The higher the colder.
OMISSION OF
ARTICLES
Rules:-
1. Any article cannot be used before
the names of the person.
Eg:- X Raju, X
Githa X Sita, X Jaya
2.
Any article cannot be used before the names of
Country.
Eg:- X
3. Any article cannot be used before
the names of games.
Eg:- X
Cricket, X Tennis, X
foot ball, X chess
4. Any article cannot be used before
the names of Disease.
Eg:- X
Cancer, X Maleria, X Fever,
5.
Any
article cannot be used before the names of metal.
Eg:- X cotton, X Gold,
6. Any article cannot be used before
the names of language.
Eg:- X English, X Sanskrit , X Telugu, X Hindi
7. Any article cannot be used before
the names of a meal.
Eg:-
X lunch, X Supper , X
dinner, X break fast
8. Any article cannot be used before
the names of a day or month.
Eg:-
X March, X Sunday ,
9. Any article cannot be used before
abstract nouns
Eg:-
X honest, X Child hood, X
Knowledge, X love
1. Fill in the
blanks with suitable Article:-
1. He was the first man to arrive.
2.The Nile is the river.
3. My grandmother reads the Bible regularly.
4. The Sun rise in the east.
5.The Hindu is a popular newspaper.
6. Mr. Rama is the most experienced in our college.
7. Himalayas are to the North of India .
8. The Pacific is an ocean.
9. She is playing the Thabala.
10.Theearth revolves round the Sun.
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