- How do you define an article in English?
- Why do we not use articles?
- What is the main definition of article?
- Where we should not use articles?
How do you define an article in English?
Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known.
Why do we not use articles?
Non-countable Nouns
As explained above, non-countable nouns (e.g., sugar, love, air, odor, water, anger, rain, light, darkness, etc.) do not require articles and they cannot be plural because there is no way you can count them.
What is the main definition of article?
Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. ... English has two types of articles: definite and indefinite.
Where we should not use articles?
Articles are not used before countries, states, cities, towns, continents, single lakes, or single mountains.