Definite and Indefinite Articles (a, an, the)

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The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite article. For example, if I say, “Let’s read the book,” I mean a specific book.

Closed 6 years ago. According to my knowledge, the indefinite article ‘a’ must never be used before a proper noun. As per my knowledge, “Mahatma Gandhi” is a proper noun here and ‘a’ is the article.

Use AN before words such as “hour” which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use AN before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as “F” or “8”.

When the indefinite article is used before an acronym, the choice of form (a or an) depends on pronunciation, not on spelling; in other words, use a if the acronym begins with a consonant sound, and an if it begins with a vowel sound: a NATO decision (a before the consonant sound n)

3 Answers. An is correct, because the number 80, when pronounced, starts with a vowel.

There are four types of determiner words in the English language. These types are known as articles, demonstratives, possessives, and quantifiers.

What Are the Four Types of Sentences?

• Declarative sentence.
• Imperative sentence.
• Interrogative sentence.
• Exclamatory sentence.

Determiners in English

• Definite article : the.
• Indefinite articles : a, an.
• Demonstratives: this, that, these, those.
• Pronouns and possessive determiners : my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
• Quantifiers : a few, a little, much, many, a lot of, most, some, any, enough.
• Numbers : one, ten, thirty.