Articles in English grammar. Articles a, an, the rules with examples. English grammar examples sentences. Learn English grammar in Kannada.
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articles in English
My brother went to the market to buy an umbrella from a shop.
1. The underlined words are articles. Article ‘a’ is used before a word beginning with consonant letters/sounds like c, s, t etc.
Example: a car, a flower, a saint, a trick.
2. Article ‘an’ is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound. Some consonant letters also give vowel sounds.
Example: an eye, an apple, an honest person, an MLA.
3. Article ‘the’ is used before an already mentioned noun, with the superlative degree and with common names which are unique.
Example: The Earth, the Quran, The Times of India, the Himalayas, The United States of America.
Activity 1. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’:
There was ___ marriage in our village last week. ____ bridegroom and his friends went around ___ village in ____ old cart drawn by ____ old horse. ____ cart fell into ____ ditch. We managed to pull ___ people out. ____ bridegroom was hurt but ___ others were unhurt. ___ bridegroom went through ___ wedding with ____ bandage on his forehead.
Answer:
There was a marriage in our village last week, the bridegroom and his friends went around a village in an old cart drawn by an old horse. The cart fell into a ditch. We managed to pull the people out. The bridegroom was hurt and the others were unhurt. The bridegroom went through the wedding with a bandage on his forehead.
articles in english grammar exercises
Activity 2. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:
Once there was ___ poor merchant. He had ___ small shop. He sold bananas and other things in his shop. One day an old man came to his shop. He was poor and in rags. ___ shopkeeper took pity on him and gave him some money. ___ poor man was pleased. He thanked ____ shopkeeper for his help.
Answer:
Once there was a poor merchant. He had a small shop. He sold bananas and other things in his shop. One day an old man came to his shop. He was poor and in rags. The shopkeeper took pity on him and gave him some money. The poor man was pleased. He thanked the shopkeeper for his help.
Activity 3. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:
I went to the airport at 6:00 a.m. yesterday. I had to catch ____ flight to Paris. The queue at ____ airport was very long. So I had to wait for ___ long time. Once ____ plane took off I ate ___ good meal, ___ rare occurrence on an aeroplane! Later, I fell asleep for about ___ hour. After I woke up, I felt refreshed. Generally, it was ____smooth flight.
Answer:
I went to the airport at 6:00 am yesterday. I had to catch a flight to Paris. The queue at the airport was very long. So I had to wait for a long time. Once the plane took off I ate a good meal, a rare occurrence on an airplane! Later, I fell asleep for about an hour. After I woke up, I felt refreshed. Generally, it was a smooth flight.
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