Welcome to today’s grammar class
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We will be talking about the difference between a, an and the today.
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A, an/ the are articles. While ‘a/ an’ are infinite articles, ‘the’ is a definite article.
This is because ‘a/ an’ are used to refer to general or non specific things, while ‘the’ is used when we want to talk about something in particular.
For example
I am going to a party (here the kind of party was not mentioned).
I am going to the party in Berry Classik (the kind of party is specified).
‘A /an’ is used with singular countable nouns only while ‘the’ can be used with all nouns.
For example
Water is an uncountable noun, so you cannot say,
Please pass me a water but you can say please pass me the water.
‘A/an’ is also used with a non-specific person or thing (singular) while ‘the’ is used with specific people or things, singular or plural.
You cannot say;
A dogs but you can say the dogs.