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Articles 2
Articles specify whether a noun is referred to
in a general or specific way.
The most frequently used adjectives are a, an, and the. These
words are usually called articles.
There are two different types of articles: indefinite articles and
definite articles.
Indefinite Articles
a boy an exchange student
A and an refer to one of a general group. Use an before a noun
starting with a vowel. In the example a boy, we don’t know
which boy is being referred to.
Definite Articles
the friends
The indicates that the noun (either singular or plural) refers to
someone or something in particular. In the example the friends,
we are indicating this specific group of people.
Possessive Adjectives 3
Possessive adjectives are based on subject pronouns
and show ownership or relationship.
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they are called personal
pronouns. In this term, the word personal relates to “persons.”
Possessive adjectives, as the following chart shows, are derived
from these personal pronouns and express the idea of possession.
With the exception of it, all of them relate to people.
Singular 1 my 2 your 3 his her its
Possessive
Adjectives
Plural 1 our 2 your 3 their
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