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1.1 ARTICLES   'A' or 'an' and 'the' are the articles in English language. They are used before nouns or noun phrases to determine whether the noun is specific or non-specific. a)      Indefinite Articles - a and an 'A' and 'an' are called Indefinite articles because they are used before the indefinite or general noun. Example: I will have a fruit. In this example, 'fruit' refers to 'any fruit' and not a particular fruit. Choice between A/An The choice between 'a' and 'an' is decided by the beginning vowel or consonant sound of the word that follows the article. 'a' is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound. Examples: a girl, a guitarist, a man, a cub, a university, a union, a European country, a uniform, a useful thing, a one-rupee note, a one-eyed man. An: 'An' is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound. Examples: an enemy, an ink-pad, an orange, an