Theory and Grammar - The Article

That is why the definite article is an individualizing or limiting article.Even quite advanced students make frequent slips with articles.The article is a form-word of the noun, and serves to specify it.There are two articles in Modern English: the indefinite article and the definite article.The noun which is used with the indefinite article may have a descriptive attribute.The definite article has two pronunciations: before a vowel and before a consonant.A class-noun used with the definite article has often a limiting attribute.(Galsworty) nouns man and woman used in the singular in a generic sense have no article.Sometimes the indefinite article also serves to mark the generic use of a noun in the singular.But we may also find these unique nouns associated with the indefinite article.