PARTS OF SPEECH A, an and the are called articles. A/an is called the indefinite article; the is called the definite article. The correct use of the articles is one of the most difficult points in English grammar. Fortunately, most article mistakes do not matter too much. Even if we leave all the articles out of a sentence, it is usually possible to understand it. However, it is better to use the articles correctly. In English, when we are talking about people or things in general we do not usually use the with uncountable or plural nouns. For example: Life is complicated. NOT- The life is complicated. My sister loves horses. NOT- My sister loves the horses. In English, we normally put a/an with an noun that is used for classifying- saying what class, group or type somebody or something fills, etc. For example: Shes a dentist. NOT- Shes dentist. Im looking forward to being a grandfather. NOT- Im looking forward to being grandfather. I used my shoe as a hammer. NOT- I used my shoe as hammer.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:28:35 +0000
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