Articles

Articles are adjectives that come before many nouns in English.

This resource was prepared by the Business Communication Lab at the Sam M. Walton College of Business

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The definite article is the, and the indefinite articles are a and an. This flow chart will help you determine which type of article to use (or if you even need to use an article).

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