English accurately. The word a (which becomes ( An ) an when the next
word begins with a vowel - a, e, i, o, u) is called the indefinite article
because the noun it goes with is indefinite or general. The meaning of the
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 Ihave one book, but the
second sentence emphasizes that I do not have two or three or some
other number of books.
The word the is known as the definite article and indicates a
specific thing. The difference between the sentences I sat on a chair and I
sat on the chair is that the second sentence refersto a particular, specific
chair, not just any chair. Many nouns, especially singular forms of
countable nouns which you will learn about later, must have an article. In
English, it is not possible to say I sat on chair without an article, but a
demonstrative or possessive adjective can be used instead of an article as
in the sentences I sat on that chair and I sat on his chair.
Whenever you see an article, you will find a noun with it. The
noun may be the next word as in the man or there may be adjectives and
perhaps adverbs between the article and the noun as in the very angry,
young man, Such as :
1. We are the students at Suranaree School.
2. You see a boy who is playing the game on computer.
3. The teacher is a good man.
4. She was not a policeman but she was a nurse.
5. He was an artist.
6. The university was used to place for examination of them.
7. He had looked the television.
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