Articles (the-a/an)

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Articles

Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspercific. There are two articles in English:

a(an)- unspecific

the- specific

Ejemplo

I want the apple

I want (this) apple

I want an apple

I ant (one, ony) apple

The- comes from the word " this".

a (an)- comes from the word "one 1"

When is "a" and when is "an"?

its simple, if the word (noun) begins with a vowel( a,e,o etc) , the we use an, if a consonant ( b, c , etc) we use a.

Ejemplo 

a car 

a table

a chair 

an elephant

an orange

we don't use articles when we use :

1- numeral-(2) two carts 

2- possessive pronoun- my cat 

3- demonstrative pronouns this , that- car/that cat

4- negative particle NO- I have no cat