2007-09-28 14:27:50 · 4 answers · asked by wendy c 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Article: any of a small set of words or affixes (as a, an, and the) used with nouns to limit or give definiteness to the application.
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2007-09-28 14:47:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In English and similarly in many other languages you use an article with a noun to show that the noun refers to a particular example of the thing it refers to (the) or that it refers to some example of the thing (a or an). So the horse means the horse we have been talking about or the horse in general (the horse we saw, or the horse is a fine animal). A horse means any horse (I have a horse). You can use horse without an article. (I am not very fond of roast horse.)
2007-10-02 15:36:54 · answer #2 · answered by David J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean "definition" as opposed to "defination"?
Indefinite articles are "a", "an", and "some". Indefinite articles are used when you refer to something, but not a particular something.
"I went to the store to buy a blue pen". Any old blue pen in the bin will do.
Definite articles ("the" in singular and plural) are used to refer to a specific item or person.
"You are the reason I answered the question".
2007-09-28 21:33:09 · answer #3 · answered by Pagan Dan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well an article could be an article as in clothing or an article
in a magazine or newspaper.
2007-09-28 21:33:18 · answer #4 · answered by josified 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋