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I bought a house.
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The house I bought is in Chennai.
The highlighted words in the above sentences ‘a’ ‘an’ and ‘the ‘are called articles.
They indicate the coming of a noun ‘house’.
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The indefinite article ‘a’ or ‘an’ means one and
is used only with singular conundtable nouns.
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The definite article ‘the ‘refers to a
particular person or thing and can be used with both singular and plural nouns
and also with uncountable nouns.
LET US LEARN- USAGE OF ‘A’:
Fill in your own examples!
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Before a
word beginning with a consonant
‘A kettle’, ‘a woman’, ‘a fan’, ‘a chair’
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Before a word beginning with a vowel with a
consonant sound
‘A university,’ ‘a European’, ‘a one – eyed man’
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before a singular countable noun when it is
mentioned for the first time
He bought a book.
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With an expression of quantity
A lot of time, a dozen oranges, a great deal of money
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With certain numbers
A hundred rupee note, a thousand times
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Before half and when half follows a whole number
Half a liter, two and a half kilos
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Such a mess! What a lovely flower.
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Before a stressed ‘h’
A
hotel, a hostel, a history student
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