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7 7 Articles: A, An, The

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Fill in the blanks with a, an and the in the following sentences.
1. Monday is ___________ first working day of __________ week.

2. He took ___________ train to Delhi.

3. Mother Teresa was like __________ angel. She helped many people.

4. _________ Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean.

5. Would you like to go for __________ jog?

There are two types of articles.

Indefinite articles: a/an Definite article: the

Indefinite Articles: a/an

A and an are called indefinite articles because they do not point out any particular
person or thing.

1. a man—means any man

2. an atlas—means any atlas

Use of ‘A’

The use of a is based on the pronunciation of singular countable nouns.
O
A is used before singular nouns that begin with a consonant sound.
a boy, a dog, a house, a doctor, a book, a shop
A is also used before nouns that begin with a vowel but have a long consonant
O
sound.

a university, a unique person, a uniform, a useful book
In the above words, the letter u is pronounced as you, which begins with consonant y.

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