Have you ever made a mistake with the articles a, an or the? Today we will teach you all you need to know about it so you stop making those mistakes.
English has two articles: a/an and the; a/ an is used to modify non–specific or non-particular nouns while ‘the’ is used to refer to specific or particular nouns.
‘The’ is a definite article while a/an are called indefinite articles.
So if you say;
Give me a book you are referring to any kind of book
When you say give me the book you are referring to a specific kind book.
Here are a few more things you need to know
If a word is countable (e.g. bag), you must always use an article (or my, his, etc.)
For example
You can’t say
I have bag the right thing is I have a bag.
Never use a or an with a word that is plural (e.g. books, trees) or uncountable (e.g. water, advice)
For example
You can’t say
I have a bags
It doesn’t sound right does it?