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== article == | == article == | ||
* indicates a specific or general reference to a noun | * indicates a specific or general reference to a noun | ||
* | ** articles are sometimes listed under the category of "determiner" | ||
* two types of articles: | |||
=== definite article (the)=== | |||
* "the" | |||
** refers to a general noun, usually not already stated or defined | ** refers to a specific noun, usually already stated or defined | ||
** indefinite articles are not used to refer to a general noun or one that cannot be counted | |||
* see "count" and "noncount" nouns | === indefinite article (a & an)=== | ||
* "a" or "an" | |||
** refers to a general noun, usually one not already stated or defined | |||
** note: indefinite articles are not used to refer to a general noun or one that cannot be counted | |||
*** ex. "a water" is incorrect | |||
*** see "count" and "noncount" nouns usage | |||
=== a v. an === | |||
* a = for use before consonants (hard sounds) | |||
** "a cow" | |||
** also used before "u" when the "u" makes a "y" sound | |||
*** "a usable" (a "yoos-able") "a union" (a "yoon-yun") or "a unified" (a "yoo-ni-fied") | |||
**** v. or "an ugly" or "an unsatisfactory" | |||
** or before "o" when the "o" makes a "w" sound | |||
*** "a one-time" or "a | |||
* an = for use before words that begin with a vowel or a soft "h" | |||
** "an owl" | |||
** "an hour" | |||
** hard "h" sounds use "a" | |||
*** "a horse" | |||
* click on EXPAND to see examples of articles: | * click on EXPAND to see examples of articles: | ||
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== conjunction == | == conjunction == | ||
== determiner == | |||
* introduces a noun or indicates an amount, specificity, or generality of a noun | |||
** determiners are traditionally considered adjectives, as they modify nouns | |||
** however, here we are considering "determiner" as a unique category | |||
*** but also "article" as a unique category unto itself, even though it is considered a type of determiner | |||
* determiner categories: | |||
=== "demonstrative" === | |||
* ''this, that, these, those'' | |||
** note that "which" and "that" are pronouns that may act like a determiner ("that car which goes faster") | |||
=== numeral === | |||
* ''zero, one, two, three''... (numbers) | |||
* ''first, single, once, dozen'' | |||
** note that numerals are distinct from quantifiers | |||
=== quantifier === | |||
* ''a few, a little, all, another, any, both, each, enough, every, few, half, many, more, none, several, some, such'' | |||
** ''enough''= indicates "sufficiency" | |||
** ''a few, some, more,'' etc = indicate "degree" | |||
=== possessive === | |||
* ''hers, his, my, our, theirs, whose, your'' | |||
** note that these possessive indicators are actually pronouns, but they are considered "determiners" in that they are used to specify ownership of something\ | |||
== interjection == | == interjection == | ||