Use of Article in English Grammar
Article and its kinds
Definition : A, An, The are called article in English Grammar.
Kinds of Article:
Article is Two in Kinds. They are
1. Definite Article . The is Definite Article.
1. Definite Article . The is Definite Article.
2. Indefinite Article. A , An are Indefinite Article .
Rules of Using A / An
1.Generally before Vowel (a, e,i,o,u) there is "an" ,before consonant there is" a ".
Ex: an apple, a pen, a horse , an orange.
2. One takes 'a' .
Ex.
A one taka note. It is an Ox.
A one eyed man. Give me an Orange.
A one day work. He was an Old man
3. If "H" is pronounced there is 'an' .
Ex: an heir , a horse
an hour , a hammer
an honest man, a hand
4.If "U or Eu" is pronounced as "U" there is 'a' .
Ex: a union an umbrella
a university an urgent matter
a unique an ultimate example
a useful an uncommon
a European an upright position
a ewe
5. To mean Unit (একক) there is a/ an..
Ex : He is a seven years old boy.
It is a five taka note.
He bought a kilo of sugar.
6. To give example with a great man there is a/an...
You are a Shakespeare.
You are a Nazrul.
An Omar does not come every country.
An Akbar does not live all the age.
7.To mean same category there is a /an..
Birds of a feather flock together.
Criminals of a same character.
8. After "What " in exclamatory sentence there is a/an
What a nice bird !
What an odd thing !
9. When abstract noun is used as a common noun there is a/an ...
The Tajmahal is a beauty.
He is a justice of peace.
10. If there is quite, many, but,not ,half,many,such,more, merely,rather before singular noun there is a/an..
You are merely a child.
He is rather a n honest.
She is not such a girl.
This is quiet a liar.
11. Before adjective if there is 'so' or 'too' there is a/an..
Iron is so useful a metal.
This too serious a matter.
12. In one sentence if there is several adjective respectively there is a/an..
Mina has a red and a yellow car.
13. After digital expression Couple , dozen, score, thousand,million.there is a....
a dozen egg. a score mango, a thousand taka.
14.Extra
a good many is a must
a bad headache such a girl
a piece of rather a fool
a glass of caught a cold
a lot of many a man
a good deal of quite a nice thing
a bit in a nut shell
a few in a fix
a little in a temper
a flute/piano in a merry
a hurry into rage
a certain in a hurry
Ex: an apple, a pen, a horse , an orange.
2. One takes 'a' .
Ex.
A one taka note. It is an Ox.
A one eyed man. Give me an Orange.
A one day work. He was an Old man
3. If "H" is pronounced there is 'an' .
Ex: an heir , a horse
an hour , a hammer
an honest man, a hand
4.If "U or Eu" is pronounced as "U" there is 'a' .
Ex: a union an umbrella
a university an urgent matter
a unique an ultimate example
a useful an uncommon
a European an upright position
a ewe
5. To mean Unit (একক) there is a/ an..
Ex : He is a seven years old boy.
It is a five taka note.
He bought a kilo of sugar.
6. To give example with a great man there is a/an...
You are a Shakespeare.
You are a Nazrul.
An Omar does not come every country.
An Akbar does not live all the age.
7.To mean same category there is a /an..
Birds of a feather flock together.
Criminals of a same character.
8. After "What " in exclamatory sentence there is a/an
What a nice bird !
What an odd thing !
9. When abstract noun is used as a common noun there is a/an ...
The Tajmahal is a beauty.
He is a justice of peace.
10. If there is quite, many, but,not ,half,many,such,more, merely,rather before singular noun there is a/an..
You are merely a child.
He is rather a n honest.
She is not such a girl.
This is quiet a liar.
11. Before adjective if there is 'so' or 'too' there is a/an..
Iron is so useful a metal.
This too serious a matter.
12. In one sentence if there is several adjective respectively there is a/an..
Mina has a red and a yellow car.
13. After digital expression Couple , dozen, score, thousand,million.there is a....
a dozen egg. a score mango, a thousand taka.
14.Extra
a good many is a must
a bad headache such a girl
a piece of rather a fool
a glass of caught a cold
a lot of many a man
a good deal of quite a nice thing
a bit in a nut shell
a few in a fix
a little in a temper
a flute/piano in a merry
a hurry into rage
a certain in a hurry
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