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Definite Article - Glossary of Terms
Definite Article
In English, there are 3 articles. They are the adjectivesa, an and the. The
is called the definite article as it is used to indicate something specific;
whereas, a and an are called the indefinite articles
as they are used to indicate something unspecific.
Examples:
I fell
off the
chair again. (a specific chair - i.e., one known to the
listener)
Can
you pass me a chair. (an unspecific
chair - i.e., any chair)
Interactive example:
I am not a bitch. I'm the
bitch. [show
me the definite
article]
Glossary of Grammatical Terms
I fell
off the
chair again. (a specific chair - i.e., one known to the
listener)