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IWE Study | College Planning & Learning Centre & Study Tours

Necessity of Articles

3/5/2019

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Bill Situ

English and ESL Instructor

 In English, an article is a type of determiner that is used immediately before a noun to indicate its definiteness. Indefinite articles include a, which is used before words beginning with consonant sounds, and an, which is used before words beginning with vowel sounds:

     A book

     A pencil

     An eraser

The definite article would be the:

     The book

     The pencil

     The eraser

There are many nouns in English that do require an article in front in order for the expression to be grammatical:

     I went to grocery store yesterday. (Incorrect)

     I went to the grocery store yesterday. (Correct)

     Monica is accountant. (Incorrect)

     Monica is an accountant. (Correct)
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