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Articles don’t really have a meaning of their own, but they affect the sentence that they are part of. www.thepunctuationshow.com

There are two types of article. The ‘definite’ article The ‘indefinite’ article ‘the’ ‘a’ or ‘an’ www.thepunctuationshow.com

suggests a specific cinema They’re going to the cinema. When ‘the’ is used in a sentence, it generally indicates that the noun is familiar or specific: suggests familiarity It was the right time. suggests a specific cinema They’re going to the cinema. www.thepunctuationshow.com

They’re going to a cinema. When ‘a’ (or ‘an’ when the next word starts with a vowel) is used in a sentence, it normally gives less emphasis or suggests less importance. dismissive It was a bad idea. suggests any cinema. They’re going to a cinema. www.thepunctuationshow.com

An article is a ‘determiner’ because it helps to determine meaning. Remember! An article is a ‘determiner’ because it helps to determine meaning. www.thepunctuationshow.com