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== article ==
== article ==
* indicates a specific or general reference to a noun
* indicates a specific or general reference to a noun
* there are two types of articles:  
** articles are sometimes listed under the category of "determiner"
** definite article: "the"
* two types of articles:  
*** refers to a specific noun, usually already stated or defined
=== definite article (the)===
** indefinite article: "a" or "an"
* "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 ==