The Articles- Lesson 006

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Lesson 006

Topic: The Articles

In today's lesson we shall discuss the Articles in English.

There are 3 Articles in English - "a", "an," "the"

"The" is known as Definite Article because it usually precedes a specific or previously mentioned noun.
But, "a" and "an" are called Indefinite Articles because they are used to refer to things in a less  specific manner (unspecified count nouns).

The Following are some uses of "the"
"The is used ....
1. With a specific noun
2. When the noun it refers to represents something that is of a kind.
3. When the noun it refers to represents something in the abstract.
4. When the noun it refers represent something named earlier in the text.

For more on the Indefinite Article Refer to Lesson 004.


WORD POWER

The word for today is "Ambiguity"
For the records the word Ambiguity does not mean "Mistake" or "Error".

Ambiguity is a Greek Word which means "uncertain".
So a word, phrase, clause or sentence may be ambiguous if it can be interpreted in more than one word.
There are 2 forms - Intentional and Unintentional

Intentional Ambiguity is used by Professional Writers to achieve a certain effect.

Unintentional Ambiguity is very serious because it prevents or serves as Obstacle or Barrier to effective Communication.

Types of Ambiguity
Ambiguity may be...
👉Lexical,
👉Categorical,
👉Conceptual or
👉Structural

COMMON ERRORS

He took mother and I for a ride in the car. (Wrong)

He took mother and me for a ride in the car. (Correct).

PRONUNCIATION DRILL.

Pronounce the following words and send it to wa.me/233244299706
1. Scene
2. Seen
3. Sin


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