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Literal.
English exposition

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 ESPINOZA QUIMI,SOLANGE DAYANA
 KEVIN ISAÍAS MOROCHO TAGUA

THE ARTICLE
An article is a word used to modify a noun, which is a person, place, object, or idea.
Technically, an article is an adjective, which is any word that modifies a noun.the articles are
used instead to point out or refer to nouns. There are two different types of articles that we use
in writing and conversation to point out or refer to a noun or group of nouns: definite and
indefinite articles.

Types.

DEFINITE ARTICLE

Let's begin by looking at the definite article. This article is the word 'the,' and it refers
directly to a specific noun or groups of nouns.

USED OF THE

The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or
particular. For example:

"The dog that bit me ran away." Here, we're talking about a specific dog, the dog that
bit me.

"I was happy to see the policeman who saved my cat!" Here, we're talking about a
particular policeman. because it is the one who saved the cat.
 "I saw the elephant at the zoo." Here, we're talking Probably about the only one
elephant at the zoo

Do not use the before:

names of most countries/territories, cities, towns, states and name of streets. For
Example:

Countries

Italy, Mexico, Bolivia;

Names of cities, towns, or states:

Seoul, Manitoba, Miami

Names of streets:

Washington Blvd., Main St.

however, the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, the United States

INDEFINITE ARTICLES

Indefinite articles are the words 'a' and 'an.' Each of these articles is used to refer to a
noun.

When to use a or an?

A is used when the noun that follows begins with a consonant sound.

a book

a pen

* a uniform (Note that uniform starts with a vowel, but the first sound is /j/ or a “y”
sound. Therefore a instead of an is used here.)

An is used when the noun that follows begins with a vowel sound.
 an elephant

an American

*an MBA (Note that MBA starts with a consonant, but the first sound is /Ɛ/ or a short
“e” sound. Therefore, an instead of a is used here.)