article

«article» in Mova's school dictionary: a piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine or website — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an article, articles)

meaning for a pupil

1) An article is a piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine or website. tree →

2) An article is a single thing or object, especially one of a set, as in an article of clothing. tree →

3) In grammar, the articles are the words a, an and the. tree →

4) An article is one part of a law or rule list. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons pupils learn the articles a, an (indefinite) and the (definite), and write newspaper articles. In everyday life people read articles online and in papers. Phrases: newspaper article, article of clothing, definite article, indefinite article.

examples

• I read an article about sharks in the magazine. tree →
• We wrote a newspaper article about the school fair. tree →
• A, an and the are called articles. tree →
• Use an before a vowel sound: an apple. tree →
• The is the definite article. tree →
• Each article of clothing should have your name in it. tree →
• The article said the park will open next week. tree →
• Not every article on the internet tells the truth. tree →
• Each article was in keeping with its surroundings. tree →

note

Countable: an article, articles. Grammar: a/an = indefinite article (any one), the = definite article (a particular one). Use an before a vowel sound (an hour, an umbrella) and a before a consonant sound (a uniform, a horse). Check who wrote an online article before believing it.

In the corpora

• The first paragraph of a news article usually tells who, what, when and where.
• Newspaper articles include quotes, which are people's exact words in inverted commas.
• A headline shouted «MAYOR'S SHOCKING SECRET!» Zara read the article: he likes pineapple on pizza.
• Headlines make news sound bigger to sell papers and get clicks; the article underneath gives the real numbers.
• A screenshot of a headline is easy to change; the real article on the outlet's own website is what counts.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «article» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.