Articles?

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Guest  #1144  Fri, 20 Jun 03 06:11 PM
usage of articals in english language?
  
hitchhiker  #1183  Sat, 21 Jun 03 09:21 PM
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English basically has two articles: the (definite article) and a (indefinite).
The only variation is the use of an (instead of a) when nouns start with a vowel.

A bus (indefinite)
An apple (indefinite)

The man ate an apple on a bus (definite,indefinite,indefinite)
  
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chris  #1185  Sat, 21 Jun 03 09:27 PM
'A/an' is called the 'indefinite article'. 'The' is called the 'definite article'. 'Some/any' is often used as the pluran of 'a/an'. If you use 'no article', this has a different meaning from all the others. Therefore in English there are four articles.

Articles are used to show whether we are referring to things that are known both to the speaker/writer and to the listener/readed ('definite'), or that are known to them both ('indefinite').

Articles can also show whether you are talking about about things in general or particular things.
  
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Guest  #33701  Fri, 18 Jun 04 08:22 PM
Is there a rule regarding repeating articles?

"I saw a church, a house, a bridge, an arch, a car, and a store".

or:

"I saw a church, house, bridge, arch, car, and a store"

Thanks
  
Anonymous  #126016  Thu, 11 Aug 05 01:57 PM

Hi

as far as i know, the first question is correct "I saw a church, a house, a bridge, an arch, a car, and a store", it is formal and completed

the second one is not consistent in terms of structure

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