what is articles

Here, the que. should be "What are articles?" So, In English there are three articles: a, an, and the. Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader. "a" before consonant & "an" before vowel. Ex:- 1. She is an awesome photographer. 2. The sun rises in the east. 3. I need a basket.