Important Tips for Spotting Errors in English – Usage of Articles:
Dear Aspirants, Here we are going to discuss about the Important Tips for spotting errors in English and Usage of Articles. Candidates those who are preparing for upcoming IBPS PO/Clerk 2017 and all other competitive exams can use this.
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AN
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THE
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‘A’ can be used before consonants and before ‘u’ (yu) and ‘o’ (wo)
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‘AN’ can be used before five vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and consonant sound like (f, h, l, m, n, r, s& x)
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‘THE’ can be used before individual nouns or already known nouns.
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Usage of article ‘A’
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THE PLACE OF USAGE
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THE USAGE OF ‘A’
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A Consonant sound
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He is a student.
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Singular nouns
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He is a teacher
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Numbers
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I have a car.
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Type of noun is or to be
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She wants to become a doctor.
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Vowels with consonant sound
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It is a (not AN) useful thing.
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A noun of particular type
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Each one should have adictionary.
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One of several
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He is a member of the committee.
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Quantity
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I have a lot of money.
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A proper noun(when compared)
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He is a Tendulkar in our team.
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Some drinks
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Can you give me a cup of coffee?
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Cost , frequency, speed
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It is a costly bangle.
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Substances, products
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Good day is a tasty biscuit.
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Noun formed from a verb
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shall we have a race this evening?
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Feeling
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It is a relief to know that Ramesh is alive.
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Particular day, season
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They came here on a Sunday evening.
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They first of the two nouns
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We purchased a cup and saucer.
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Vague sense
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A Ravi phoned you yesterday.
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An individual representing
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A cow is a useful animal.
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Usage of article ‘AN’
‘AN’ is used before vowels . ( a , e, i, o, u)
EXAMPLES
1. One day an artificial old statue came to my village.
2. I am reading an interesting story.
3. What an ugly face that cat has.
4. He is an engineer.
5. I bought an orange.
‘AN ’ IS USED BEFORE A NOUN BEGINNING WITH A MUTE ‘H’.
1. He is an honest man.
2. I waited for an hour.
‘AN‘ IS USED BEFORE CONSONANT SOUNDS SUCH AS “F, H, L, M, N, R, S, AND X”
F –I have an F.D.account at SBI.
H – It is an H.M.T watch.
L –I am an L.I.Cagent.
M –He is an M.B.A gratuate
N –You get an N.O.C certificate.
R –He is an RSS activist.
S –You sent an SMS.
X –He took an x-ray.
Usage of article “THE”
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Place of usage
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Usage of ‘the’
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A particular noun
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You meet the man.
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A noun already mentioned
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The boy you sent is smart.
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Well known books
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He bought the Bhagavad Geetha
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Unique nouns
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The sun sets in the west.
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Newspaper and magazines
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Do you read the Hindu.
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Musical instruments
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He knows to play the violin.
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Superlatives
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I saw the darkest cloud yesterday.
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The ordinals ( first, second,…)
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He was the first man to arrive.
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Proper nouns
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The john that I know he is a doctor.
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Natural resources, rivers,seas,bays,etc..,
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The Cauvery is the water source of Tamilnadu.
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Common nouns in the sense of abstract nouns.
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He played the fool.
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As an adverb
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The more the merrier.
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Some countries, provinces
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The Irish republic.
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Peoples, families
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The Indians, the Sharmas.
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Singular as a representative of class
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The rose is a beautiful flower.
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Adjectives used as nouns
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Hercules the novels of H.G. Walls.
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Famous public buildings
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The red fort is in Delhi.
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A noun to give the force of a superlative
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Today is he hottest day of the month.
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OMISSION OF ARTICLES
- Not used before school, college, church, hospital etc..,
Eg: Nancy goes to church every Sunday.
- Not used before predicative nouns denoting a unique position.
Eg: He was elected Chairman of the Board.
- In certain phrases consisting of transitive verb followed by its object.
Eg: He wants to work hard.
- In certain phrases consisting of prepositions followed by its object.
Eg: She is at home.
- Names of people.
Eg: This is Neena. ( not , This is a/an/the neena)
- Names of states/ cities/ towns.
Eg: I live in Tamilnadu. (not , This is a/an/the Tamilnadu)
- Names of days / months/ festivals.
Eg: She comes on Sunday. (not , This is a/an/the Sunday)
- Names of continents/ countries.
Eg: He lives in America. (not , This is a/an/the America)
- Names of languages.
Eg: We are learning English. (not , This is a/an/the English).
- Names of subject of study.
Eg: He is a student of law. (not , This is a/an/the law).
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