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what is definite and indefinite article​

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Answered by Anonymous
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Explanation:

a and an indefinite article where is the is definite article

Answered by lakshjain146
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Explanation:

. Indefinite Article (a, an)

Used before singular nouns that are unspecified:

a pencil

an orange

Used before number collectives and some numbers:

a dozen

a gallon

Used before a singular noun followed by a restrictive modifier:

a girl who was wearing a yellow hat

Used with nouns to form adverbial phrases of quantity, amount, or degree:

I felt a bit depressed.

2. Definite Article (the)

Used to indicate a noun that is definite or has been previously specified in the context:

Please close the door.

I like the clothes you gave me.

Used to indicate a noun that is unique:

Praise the Lord!

The Columbia River is near here.

Used to designate a natural phenomenon:

The nights get shorter in the summer.

The wind is blowing so hard.

Used to refer to a time period:

I was very naïve in the past.

This song was very popular in the 1980s.

Used to indicate all the members of a family:

I invited the Bakers for dinner.

This medicine was invented by the Smiths.

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