[Grammar] Usage of indefinite articles "a,an"and definite article"the".

[shahjehansoomro]

Which articles( a,an,the ) should I use in following? please give reason also.

1. .... books ( Plural noun )
2. .... sugar ( uncountable noun )
3. .... iron ( noun )
4. .... huge ( Adjective )

 

[bhaisahab]

You try first.

 

[shahjehansoomro]

Which articles( a,an,the ) should I use in following? please give reason also.

1. the books ( Plural noun )
2. a sugar ( uncountable noun )
3. the iron ( noun )
4. a huge ( Adjective )

 

[MikeNewYork]

Which articles( a,an,the ) should I use in following? please give reason also.

1. the books ( Plural noun ) Either '"the" or no article.
2. a sugar ( uncountable noun ) If uncountable, no article or "the"; if countable "a".
3. the iron ( noun ) Either "an" or "the".
4. a huge ( Adjective ) Any one of "the", "a", or no article depending on the sentence.

MNY

 

[shahjehansoomro]

I have little confusion about "iron". Since we know that there are some "Vowel" words but their pronunciation is "consonant" therefore we use "a" with these "Vowel" words, example is given below:

# a university
# a unity

so it will be "an iron" or "a iron" if we are using indefinite articles.

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

Not a teacher nor a native speaker.

An

As far as I know "unity" is an uncountable noun. You should write it without indefinite article.

 

[Barb_D]

I can't think of any words that start with I that doesn't have a vowel sound.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Boris, "unity" is usually an uncountable noun but not always.

See here.