1. ARTICLE What is an article in English language? An article is a word that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. The articles in the English language are the and a/an.

2. TYPES OF ARTICLES Articles are usually characterized as either definite or indefinite. A definite article indicates that its noun is a particular one identifiable to the listener. The definite article in English is the. Eg.Give me the book

3. TYPES OF ARTICLES An indefinite article indicates that its noun is not a particular one identifiable to the listener. It may be something that the speaker is mentioning for the first time, or the speaker may be making a general statement about any such thing. English uses a/an, from the Old English forms of the number 'one', as its indefinite article. The form an is used before words that begin with a vowel sound (even if spelled with an initial consonant, as in an hour, and a before words that begin with a consonant sound (even if spelled with a vowel, as in a European). Eg. She had a house so large that an elephant would get lost without a map.

4. AT A GLANCE Indefinite Articles – a, an, some, or no article – Refers to general or nonspecific nouns Definite Articles – the – for both singular and plural – Refers to a specific noun – Can also be used for formality or collective nouns No Article – Occurs with nonspecific, non-count, or mass or plural nouns – nouns that have no specific quantity – Ex. Milk, cheese

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