Articles

    Are you often wondering whether to use A, An, or The ? Then it is high time to master using these articles in English. There are two types of articles: Definite Articles and Indefinite Articles.

    Basic uses for Definite Articles and Indefinite Articles:

1. Use of indefinite  articles : ( A/ An ) :

• we use the article A or An we mention something or someone for the first time.  

                                               Example : - I saw a rainbow yesterday

                                                                -I consulted a dentist a month ago  

            

•  We also use A or An to show that someone of something is one of a group.

                                         Example: - It was a magnificent rainbow ( among all magnificent rainbows)

                                                         - This is a gift from Sara ( among all gifts )

• We use A or An to say what's is someone's job

                                           Example: -My friend's mother is a teacher.

                                                           - Picasso was an artist.

• We use A before all consonant sounds and we use An before vowel sounds.

                                           Example : - A car , a house , a star

                                                            - An elephant , An arm , An organ

   PS: there are some case in which we cannot use A nor An even when having consonant sounds of vowel sounds. It in the case of uncountable nouns or plural nouns.

                                          

                                           Example: - Uncountable nouns : I  love to put ( some ) cheese on pizza.

                                                          - Plural nouns : I eat (some) cherries yesterday.

    2. The use of the definite article ( the ):

• We can use the definite article the before consonant sounds or vowel sounds

                                          Example: - The house we bought is very spacious.

                                                            - The efficiency of this medicine is guaranteed

• We also use definite article for things that we are familiar with of that we did mention before

                                           Example : - Do you remember the time we first met?

                                                            - The park we went to last week is closed on the weekends.

PS: The definite article the can be used with plural nous as well as uncountable nouns.

                                         Example: - I found the information I was looking for.( uncountable noun) 

                                                         - The cakes tasted really good. ( plural noun )