My grade 12 English teacher says they are but I've always been taught otherwise...What do they really describe about nouns?....
2007-02-08 14:59:21 · 5 answers · asked by xXPacoXx 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
they are called articles.......................and they are not ADJECTIVES......
2007-02-08 21:37:14 · answer #1 · answered by adamantine 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A and An are articles which are always adjectives.
If it comes before a noun, and it is a and an, it is always an adjective.
Example: A bat is used to hit.
A is describing bat, so it is an adjective.
See the adjective site below for more information.
http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_adjectives.htm
2007-02-08 23:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by VdogNcrck 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are called 'articles', 'a' and 'an' are indefinite, 'the' is the definite article. They are part of a larger group sometimes called 'determiners', but never adjectives I'm afraid.
2007-02-08 23:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by Bart S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who has been teaching you otherwise, yes they are articles that are adjectives, believe your teacher she knows more than whatever else you have been teaching!
2007-02-08 23:48:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are used before singular nouns, thus they are called articles.Nouns will describe their quantitative property in themselves with singular and plural derivitives. eg. ball-balls, goose-geese.
2007-02-08 23:05:11 · answer #5 · answered by scaffmasterus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋