Articles

Articles

There are two types of articles in the English language: the definite article (the) and the indefinite article (a, an). You usually use a/an with a count noun the first time you say or write that noun: You use an (not a) when the next word (adverb, adjective, noun) starts with a vowel sound:              E.g.: He is wearing a suit and a tie. He is eating an apple.                  They have a cat. However, for the second time the same word is used, ‘the’ is used before it:        E.g.: The suit is black and the tie is white.                 The apple looks quite ripe.                 The cat’s name is Sniffy.   We use the with: Rivers, mountain ranges, seas, oceans and geographic areas. E.g.: "The Thames", "The Alps", "The Atlantic Ocean", "The Middle East". Unique things. E.g.: "the sun", "the moon". Musical instruments. E.g.: "She plays the piano." Countries: (We use 'the' if the name of country has a plural meaning) E.g.: "The People's Republic of China", "The Netherlands", "The United States of America". Theatres, cinemas and hotels. E.g.: "The Odeon", "The Imax", "The Liberty". Abbreviations (referring to name s of countries, organizations etc). E.g.: "The UN", "the USA", "the IMF". Classes of people. E.g.: "The rich", "the poor", "the British". Superlative adjectives. E.g.: the biggest, one of the tallest, the most popular Articles are not used: 1.   Before the name of a person        E.g.: I am a fan of Sachin Tendulkar. (not A or The Sachin Tendulkar)  2.   Before the name of a place, town, country, street, or road.        E.g.: Mumbai is a clean city. (not A or The Mumbai)  3.   Before names of materials        E.g.: The table is made of wood. (not A or The wood)  4.   Before abstract nouns used in a general sense.     E.g.: Truth is beauty. (not a beauty or the beauty) 6. Before the name of Sports         E.g.:"He plays football." 7.  Before the name of Illnesses.         E.g.: "He's got appendicitis."                  However we say "a cold" and "a headache". 8. Names of languages and the subjects in the curriculum.        E.g.: English, Spanish, German, physics, economics, commerce

Exercise:

I should clearly not attempt ….. autobiography. But my purpose being to give …. account of various practical applications of these principles, I have given ….. chapters I propose to write …. title of …. Story of My Experiments with Truth. These will of course include experiments with……. non-violence, ….. celibacy and other principles of conduct believed to be distinct from ……… truth. But for me ,…… truth is …… sovereign principle, which includes numerous other principles. This truth is not only truthfulness in word, but truthfulness in thought also, and not only ……. relative truth of our conception, but …… Absolute Truth, …… Eternal Principle, that is God. There are innumerable definitions of God, because His manifestations are innumerable. They overwhelm me with wonder and awe and for a moment stun me. But I worship …….. God as Truth only. I have not yet found Him, but I am seeking after Him. I am prepared to sacrifice …….. things dearest to me in pursuit of this quest.

Correct the following sentences wherever necessary:

1.  I saw snake in park beside my house

2.  Rajesh always tells the truth.

3.  Ganges is longest river in the India.

4.  I came to the school to attend Maths class.

5.  A Raja is good boy.

6.  Sachin is great cricketer.

7.  Though Government is working hard, poor cannot live like rich.

8.  He is suffering from headache.

9.  Shakespeare is Kalidasa of England.

10.  Kiran plays the football very well.