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| − | In English grammar, the articles include '''the''', '''a''', and '''an'''. Articles specify or determine the scope of the described noun. | + | An '''article''' in [[grammar]] is a [[morpheme]], such as an [[adjective]] or an [[affix]], indicating whether the noun to which it refers identifies a specific, already explicitly or inherently identified, referent (in which case the article is a definite article) or not (an indefinite article). Not all languages use articles. |
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| + | In [[English]] grammar, the articles include '''the''', '''a''', and '''an'''. Articles specify or determine the scope of the described noun. The choice of ''a'' or ''an'' depends on the [[phonology]] of the following [[word]]. | ||
In most cases, '''the''' specifies a particular one, while '''a''' (and '''an''') refer to any one. | In most cases, '''the''' specifies a particular one, while '''a''' (and '''an''') refer to any one. | ||
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Revision as of 16:42, June 14, 2011
An article in grammar is a morpheme, such as an adjective or an affix, indicating whether the noun to which it refers identifies a specific, already explicitly or inherently identified, referent (in which case the article is a definite article) or not (an indefinite article). Not all languages use articles.
In English grammar, the articles include the, a, and an. Articles specify or determine the scope of the described noun. The choice of a or an depends on the phonology of the following word.
In most cases, the specifies a particular one, while a (and an) refer to any one.