English Hold: Article

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<b><u><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Articles<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">            The origin of the word “article” is
a Latin word “articulus” which means a little joint. In the same language the
word artus means limb. In English, it points out persons or things like a
Demonstrative Adjective. There are no articles in Urdu like those in English.
Therefore it becomes difficult for us to know what Article to use and where.
Let us understand them step by step. There are three Articles ‘a’ ‘an’ and
‘the’ in English.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kind of Articles<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Indefinite Articles<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">            </span></b><span style="color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“A” and “An” are called the
indefinite Articles because they only generalize a Noun, for example, a boy a
girl.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Definite Article<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">            </span></b><span style="color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“The” is called the
Definite Article because it points out some particular person or thing; as the
doctor, the teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The use of indefinite Article<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">            </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“A” and “An” are called Indefinite
Articles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">            <b>“A”
is used before<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Words
beginning with a consonant; as, a book, a pen, a women etc.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Words
beginning with “U” giving the consonant sound of “You” as A University, a Unit,
a useful method, a Unique, a utensil etc.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Words
beginning with “O” giving the consonant sound of “WU”; as such, a one, a one
sided view, a one Rupee note etc.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Words
beginning with a vowel, sounded like “you”, as, A European, a eulogy etc.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“An” is used before<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Words
beginning with a vowel as an orange, an egg, an ant etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Words
beginning with a silent “H”, as an honor, an heir, an honest friend etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Words
beginning with a sounded “H” and accented on the second syllable; as an
historical building, an heroic act etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The use of Definite Article<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">            </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“The” is called the ‘Definite
Article’. It is used:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When
we refer to some particular person or thing; as, let us go to the market (i.e.
the market where they usually go). The man standing near the street is a
beggar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
house you have bought is very expensive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When
we are talking about some person or thing we have already talked about, for
example: A thief entered a house. But the owner of the house woke up and caught
the thief.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With
the names of rivers, seas, ocean, gulfs groups of islands, and mountain
rangers; as, the Ravi, the British isles, the Himalayas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Before
a common Noun in the singular number to represent a whole class; as the horse
is a useful animal. The rose is a beautiful flower etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“The”
is not used before proper Nouns in general.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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