5th Hons
(An academic program)
Contents:
Definition of article
General sense
Rules of Indefinite Article (a, an)
Rules of Definite Article (the)
Omission
Repetition
Definition:
BsiRx Article k viv A KqKwU ki h Kvb GKwU eywS hvi viv Kvb
noun K wbw` ev Awbw` Ki evSvbv nq|The word article means a
member of a small group of words that gives definiteness or indefiniteness to the use of a
noun. In other word, article indicates any one of a group of words which are used to
signal nouns and to specify their use.
Types of Article:
Definite
Indefinite
(A, An)
Definite
(The)
An
an ass
an ant
an apple
an arm
an ice-cream
an idiot
an egg
an ear
Singular I Plural numbers Ges mKj wji RbB The eenvi Kiv nq|
1. Kvb wbw` e ev ew eySvZ| Examples:
Look at the boys.
I want The Golden Book of Treasures.
2. mB Noun-Gi c~e hv GKevi eenvii dj wbw` nq MQ|
Examples:
There is a tree in the garden.
The tree is an Oak.
3. mB Noun Gi c~e hvi mv_ AwZwi Phrase ev Clause eenvii dj Zv
wbw` nq MQ| Examples:
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15. mvaviYZ Proper Noun Gi c~e the em bv| wK wKQy wKQy Proper
Noun Gi c~e The em mjv njv| newspapers, ships,trains, aeroplanes,
spacecrafts, famous buildings, rivers, seas, oceans, gulfs, mountain ranges, groups of
islands, deserts and directions.
Examples:
Names of holy books : the Bible, the Quran, the Ramayana.
Names of newspapers : the Prothom-Alo, the Daily Star.
Note: GKwU gv ceZ ev xc, Aixc ev n`i bvgi c~e The em bv|
Examples:
Mount Abu, Mount Everest, Vesuvius, Ceylon, Sicily, Java and so on.
16. Kvb wekl kYxi ga Zzjbv eySvj Proper Noun-Gi c~e| Examples:
Rabindranath is the Shakespeare of India.
Dhaka is the London of Bangladesh.
17. Proper Noun hw` Adjective ev Adjectival phrases ev clauses viv wekwlZ nq,
Ze Zvi c~e| Examples:
The great Caesar.
The immortal Kalidas.
Note: (Abstract Noun Gi c~e Adjective _vKj Zvi c~e Article eenvi Kiv
nq|)
He died a peaceful death.
He met a serious accident.
4. Interrogative evKi Common Noun Gi c~e kind of, sort of, species of RvZxq
Phrase _vKj mB Common Noun Gi c~e Article em bv, Ze assertive
sentence G em|)
What kind of flower is it?
What kind of / sort of man is he?
Note: (wK Assertive Sentence-G Avgiv ewj) Example:
Malaria is caused by a species of mosquito.
The rose/Rajanigandha is a kind of flower.
5. school, college, church, bed, hospital market, prison BZvw` hLb Zv`i mvaviY
ev cavb Dk gb ev eenvi Kiv nq ZLb Zvi c~e Article em bv ,
Ze wekl Kvb Dk eenvi ev gb eySvZ D kwji c~e the eme|
Examples:
We go to school /college (to learn)
Someone goes to church (to pray)
Note:(wK GB RvqMvjv wekl Kvb Dk eenvi ev gb Kiv nj Zvi
c~e Article eenvi Kiv nq|) Example:
I went to the school to see the Headmaster.
He went to the hospital to see his uncle.
6. man ev woman hw` gvbyl RvwZK eySvq Ges father, mother, uncle, aunt, baby
BZvw` hLb Avgv`I father, mother, uncle, aunt, baby BZvw` eySvq ZLb Zvi
c~e Article em bv | Example:
Uncle is coming.
Father will go home.
7. hLb Home kwU ev ev kvZvi Home K wb`k Ki, ZLb Zvi c~e
The em bv |
Go home.
Stay at home.
8. Games ev meals Gi bvgi c~e| Example:
We like to play football/cricket /hockey / tennis / badminton etc.
We have dinner /breakfast as usual time.
9. Kvb FZz ev Drmei bvgi c~e| Example:
Summer /winter/spring /autumn [But, the rainy season]
Summer is the best time for picnic.
Similarly festivals as: New Years Day, Christmas etc.
10.squares,buildings, parks, streets, avenue BZvw`i bvgi c~e| Example:
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Practice Part
Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed.
1. Though newspaper is not always (a) _____unmixed blessing, it is (b)_____most useful thing in
our life. We rarely think of (c) _____day without reading (d) newspaper. Reading
newspaper is one of (e) _____good habits of a man. We shall be like (f) _____frog in a dark well
if we neglect developing this habit. However, some people prefer (g) _____electronic media to
reading (h)-newspaper. But (i) _____newspaper offers more to its readers than (j) _____electronic
media
2. Mosquito menace is one of (a) _____most talked topics, (b) _____fear and nuisance of
mosquito is called (c) _____mosquito menace. For (d) _____city dwellers it is (e) _____constant
nuisance. Particularly at (f) _____night, it becomes more when thousands of mosquitoes start
singing around (g) us. Even during daytimes, we are not free from (h) _____attack of
mosquitoes. To prevent (i) _____nuisance caused by mosquitoes, we have to be alert and work in
(j) _____assorted efforts.
3. At present, Bangladesh faces (a) number of (b) problems. Of all these problems (c)
population problem is (d) _____ most acute one. Population is undoubtedly (e) _____great
asset to (f) _____country. But when (g) _____country fails to feed and provide them with (h)
_____bare necessities of life, they become (i) _____burden. Similar is (j) _____case with
Bangladesh.
4. Adnan is a brilliant student. He is (a) asset. One he may be (b)-engineer or (c)-doctor. He
makes (d)-best use of his time He makes a proper division of his time and does his duties
accordingly. He knows that youth is (e) golden period of (f)-life. He has (g)-aim in life. He
knows that life without (h)-aim is like (i)-ship without (j)-rudder
5. (a) _____morning walk is (b)-good habit for all classes of (c) _____ people. It is (d) _____ simple
exercise and good for health and (e) _____ mentality. In the morning, (f) _____air is fresh and free
from any kind of noise and pollution. This pure (g) _____ environment makes (h) _____effect on (i)
_____
nature in (j) _____morning
6. A library is (a) part and parcel of (b) _____educational institution. It is (c) _____unique
place where books of different subjects are kept for (d) _____reading. It enables (e) _____readers
to read books of their choice that creates (f) _____enthusiasm for learning. Students should pay
(g) _____visit to (h) _____library regularly. They can borrow books for (i) _____certain period
and return them after (j) _____given time.
7. Galib works in (a) _____nationalized bank in Dhaka, (b) _____capital city of Bangladesh.
Being (c) _____sensitive young man and (d) _____ex-student of (e) _____English literature, he
takes the job as (f) source of pleasure. As (g)-honest officer, he tries to give his best to
(h)_____clients. Everyday hundreds of people come to (i) _____bank and Galib happens to come
across many of them with (j) _____smiling face.