ENGL 003 Lecture 22: Articles 2 - English
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Articles: omission of a / an a / an is omitted , before plural nouns : a / an has no plural form . So the plural of a dog is dogs , and an egg is eggs : before uncountable nouns , before names of meals , except when these are preceded by an adjective : The articles is also used when it is a special meal given to celebrate something or in some one"s honor : I was invested to dinner ( at their house , in the ordinary way ) but i was invested to a dinner given to welcome the new students : the ( the definite article ) , form. The is the same for singular and plural and for all genders : The boys the girls the days: use. 1- when the object or group of objects is unique or considered go be unique : The earth the sea the sky the stars.