 Is a kind of adjective which is always used with

and gives some information about a noun

 There are only 2 articles :

1. A, an
2. The

Articles are always followed by a noun( used as an

adjective, or adverbs)
 Articles are always followed by a noun ( used
as a noun, as an adjective, or adverb )

 The lady in blue dress is stunning.(noun)

 The poor needs our help. (adjective)
 The very angry, young man walked away
(adverb)
 The letter “A” which becomes an when the
next word begins with a vowel – a, e, I, o, u is
called the indefinite article
 Indefinite article – the noun it goes with is
indefinite or general
 The meaning of article a is similar to the
number one, but one is stronger and gives
more emphasis
 It is possible to say

I have a book
or
I have one book

The second sentence emphasizes that I do not

have two or three or other number of books.
 Something for the first time:
- An MGC is a “Mendez Group of Companies,”
 With jobs:
- Charm is training to be a doctor
- He is a footballer.
 With Nationalities and religions:
- Dick is an American.
- Panjet is a Sikh.
 With names of days:
- I was born on a Thursday.
 To refer to a kind of, or example of something:
 The sever room is a noisy place.
 With the singular nouns, after the words ‘what’
and ‘such’:
- What a shame!
- Such a beautiful girl?
 Meaning ‘one’ refering to a single object or
person:
- I’d like a pay increase please?
- The writer wrote a novel.
 It is known as the definite article and indicates a
specific thing
 The difference between
I sat on the chair
And
I sat on a chair
 The first sentence refers to a particular, specific
chair , not just any chair
 Something already mentioned:
- An MGC is a “Mendez Group of Companies;” the
MGC controls some activities on an IP phone
network.
 Something both speaker and listener
understand, even if not previously mentioned:
- “Can you show me the room please?
 A particular person or object:
- The man who drew the painting has excellent
style.
 Unique objects:
- The sun, the moon, the world…
 Superlatives and ordinal numbers:
-the best, the last…
 With adjectives, to refer to a whole group of
people:
- The Japanese, the youth
 Geographical areas and oceans:
-the Atlantic, the Sahara Desert..
 Decades, or groups of years:
- the Eighties, the early 20th century
 Names of countries ( if singular)
- Germany is an important economic power.
- He just returned from Zimbabwe.
(But: I’m visiting The United States of America next
week.)
 The names of languages
- French is spoken in Tahiti
 Names of meals
- Lunch is at midday.
 People’s names (if singular)
- John’s coming to the party.
(But: We were having lunch with the Morgans
tomorrow.)
 Professions
- Engineering is a useful career.
 Name of shops
- I’ll get the cake at Conti’s
 Years
- 1948 was a wonderful year
 Uncountable nouns
 Rice is the main food in Asia.
 The names of individual mountains, lakes and islands
-Mount Mckinley is the highest mountain in Alaska.
- She lives near Lake Windermere.
 Most names of towns, streets, stations and airports.
- Victoria Station is the centre of London.
 Some fixed expressions
- I will go by car.
- They are arriving here by train.
 After the ‘s possessive case.
- His brother’s car is an Audi.
- Peter’s house is at the top of the hill.
 Some fixed expressions
 After the ‘s possessive case.