hrenglish “One of the” is a commonly used phrase in the English language. We use this phrase frequently during our conversations and get often confused about whether to use the singular verb or a plural verb after this phrase. This post deals with how to use “One of the” in a sentence. We have also given … Read more
Are you looking for a list of words that start with consonants but use “An” with them! We have collected such words and compiled them into a list. These words begin with a consonant but sound like a vowel. That’s why such words use “An” with them, even though it starts with a consonant letter. … Read more
Looking for the words that start with vowels but don’t use An with them! We have collected such words and compiled them into a list. You might have learned in lower grades from your teachers that the article “A” is used before the consonants and the article “An” before the vowels. This basic rule for … Read more
We have created some articles exercises for our readers. You can practice hundreds of questions on the topic “Articles in English grammar“. We have also written answers to each question for the ease of our readers. I hope this exercise on articles will help you improve your understanding of articles. Fill in the blanks using … Read more
No, articles in English do not have any gender like the articles in the Spanish language. Articles a, an and the can be used with the nouns/noun phrases with any gender – Masculine or Feminine, common, or Neuter gender. Example 1 – The girls did not participate in the contest. Example 2 – I picked … Read more
Dear readers, you will feel amazed to know that most of the languages of the world do not use articles at all but they use affixes and clitics to mark the grammatical definiteness. Some languages have only indefinite articles but no definite articles. There are some other languages that have only definite articles but no … Read more
Confused! What to use either A or An before an Acronym? Well, this is the most common query in English grammar. Let us start this lesson with a simple question. Do your know what an acronym is? An acronym is a word that is formed from the first letter or letters of each successive word … Read more
“The” is one of the most commonly and frequently used words in the English language. It is a definite article in English Grammar and is used before the specific or the particular person, place, or thing without giving any more details about it or them. In other words, we can say, it is used before … Read more
In the British and American English language, there are two indefinite articles in English Grammar – A and An. They are used before the nouns or noun phrases that are unspecific and have no identity. Indefinite articles generalize the nouns or the noun phrases and make them unspecific. Indefinite Articles Examples Example 1: A crewman … Read more
Articles were once classified as separate parts of speech, but today they are classified as adjectives. Like adjectives, they precede nouns and modify nouns. There are three articles in English grammar – a, an, and the. These articles are the words that determine the nouns whether they are specific or unspecific in the given context. … Read more
