E2L - Articles

There are two types of articles in the English language: definite and indefinite.

The definite article is the word the. We use the definite article in front of a noun when we believe that the listener already knows what we are referring to, for example:

Are you going to the birthday party on Saturday?

The indefinite article (a or an) is used before a noun if we are being general and not referring to a particular thing, for example:

I saw a bird flying in the sky.

Remember that the indefinite article has two forms: a and an. We use a before the noun when it begins with a consonant. We use an when it comes before a word that begins with a vowel. For example:

a house

an apple

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