The small words a, an and the - and when to use each. · about 10 minutes
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What is it? A, an and the are called articles. They come before nouns: a pen, an egg, the moon.
Why does it matter? Articles tell the listener whether we mean any one thing or one particular thing. "Give me a pen" (any pen) is different from "Give me the pen" (that one).
Where do we use it? Almost every English sentence has an article: ordering food, telling stories, describing your room.
In this lesson you will:
