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1.  Definition Article

Article is an adjective showing how specific or how common a word is a noun. There are three types of articles, there are: the, a / an, and who do not have the article (zero article).

          English has two articles: the and a/an.
“The” is used to tell about specific or particular nouns;
“a/an” is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite article.

The = definite article
a/an = indefinite article

2.      Pattern in Article

Ø  explanation of  a / an in detail

                    Remember that the use of a / an had to look at the words of the earliest letters in a word . If a consonant , then use a, and if the vocals then use an. Here are the complete rules of the use of both of these systems .

ü A + A noun that has a consonant at the beginning of the word . Example : a zoo , a mountain , a chair , a bike , a fan , a book , and a ruler

ü A + A noun that begins with a consonant sound . Although the noun begins with a vowel , but if the sound consonant then it is definitely still using A. Example : a university , a user , and a unit . The third noun is preceded by vowel , but these are read with the prefix " yoo " ( yoo - zer , yoo - nit ) .

ü An + A noun that begins with a vowel . Example : an apple , an airplane , an ax , an ant , an egg , and an idiot .

Example :

·        take a ruller

·        buy a pen

·        take a chair

·        I am buy an egg in market

·        Rina give me an apple

·        activate an airplane mode now

Ø the explanation in detail

            I usually read the book in a bus when I go to school. (We are talking here of a book that was clear. It may be that someone in the sentence just read one book every piece he left school.)

            I am going give you the video game next week. (Video games which will be given the obvious point, perhaps the video game is the favorite video games are highly desired by someone other person in the sentence.

Example :

·        paint the walls

·        faculty teaching in the classroom

Ø  Zero Article 

               Means no article article (either definite (the) and indefinite article (a/an) ) that need to be used for a noun (a noun).

Example:      

·        The students are studying english

·        She can cooking a cake

Source:

Understanding and using English grammar second edition.

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