English Grammar, Using Articles (A and An)
Dec 02, 2022•6 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
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.