Article A, An & The
Basically, an article is an adjective. Like adjectives, articles modify nouns. English has two articles: the and a/an . 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 definite article and a/ an the indefinite article. The is definite article and a/an is indefinite article "Let's read the book," I mean a specific book. "Let's read a book," I mean any book rather than a specific book. The is used to refer to a specific or particular member of a group. For example, "I just saw the most popular movie of the year." There are many movies, but only one particular movie is the most popular. Therefore, we use the . "A/an" is used to refer to a non-specific or non-particular member of the group. "I would like to go see a movie." Here, we're not talking about a specific movie. We're talking about any movie. There are many movies,