Do you know what an article is?An article is an important part of speech in English, which is used to qualify nouns or noun phrases, and to express concepts such as quantity, degree, order, range, etc.
There are two types of articles: definite articles and indefinite articles, where the definite article indicates a specific noun or noun phrase, and the indefinite article refers to or indicates a noun or noun phrase in general.
There are three articles in English: a, an, the, where a and an are indefinite articles, and the de is a definite article. The article cannot be used separately from the noun, and it has no meaning in itself, and can only be used in conjunction with the noun. In English, the use of articles is very common. For example, "an apple" can be represented by the indefinite article "a", and "this apple" can be represented by the definite article "the".
The use of articles is very flexible and can be chosen according to the context and needs. Let's take a closer look at the usage of articles.
1. The usage of the definite article "the".
The definite article "the" is used to indicate a specific noun or noun phrase, and the the, which is placed in front of the noun to indicate a specific person, animal, place, or thing. For example:
the girl in red is my sister.
The girl in red is my sister.
tony is good at playing the violin.
Tony is good at playing the violin.
i h**e a book. the book is on
the desk.
I have a book. Books on desks.
1.The is pronounced before the vowel phoneme[ i] and before the consonant phoneme [
the [ði] air is fresh.The air is fresh.
the [ðbook is mine.This book is mine.
2.The noun denoting the instrument must be preceded by the
2. The usage of the indefinite article "a an".
The indefinite article "a an" is used to refer or indicate a noun or noun phrase in general, and the indefinite articles a and an are usually placed inSingularCountable noun in front. where a is used before a word that begins with a consonant sound, such as a book;An is used before a word that begins with a vowel sound, such as an apple (an apple).
a cow produces milk.Cows produce milk.
tom is an actor.Tom is an actor.
there are sixty minutes in an hour.There are 60 minutes in an hour.
Some nouns are written with vowel letters, but the pronunciation begins with a consonant, and the noun is preceded by a.
a uniform set**.
Some nouns are written with a consonant letter, but the pronunciation begins with a vowel, in which case the noun is preceded by an.
an hour for an hour.
3. Cases in which articles are not used.
1) When plural nouns indicate a class of people or things, articles may not be used.
they are ostriches.They are ostriches.
2) The article is not countable before the noun is usually preceded by an indefinite article, but it can be modified with a definite article.
water is important to us.
Water is important to us.
3) No articles should be added before nouns denoting meals, ball games, and recreational sports.
h**e breakfast for breakfast.
Play chess.
fruits are good for us.Fruit is good for us.
4) Articles are usually not used before proper nouns such as country names and personal names.
5) No articles should be added before nouns such as season, month, week, etc.
6) Do not add an article before the noun that indicates the salutation.
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