Question

How many kinds of articles are there in English?

a) One a
b) Five
c) Six
d) Two – definite and indefinite

Answer 1

Hint: You must know what articles are to solve the question. Well, articles are words that help us to define a noun in the category of specific and unspecific. We use articles to indicate whether the identity of the “thing” is known or not to the reader.

Complete answer:

Before attempting the above question, one must understand and should be familiar with the concept of articles in English grammar. So to be able to answer this question. So, What are the articles used for?
 Well, they (articles) are used to modify nouns. For e.g. - ‘A cat’, ‘an umbrella’, or ‘the mountains’, etc.
Now, that you are familiar with the concept and usage let us discuss further and try to find the correct solution -
There are two types of articles in English grammar, namely – definite and indefinite articles. The articles used before a noun to indicate that the reader knows the identity of the noun is known as a definite noun ( which is - the) and the article used before a noun that is general or the identity is not known then it is known as an indefinite article ( which is - a & an).
When you carefully read the sentence you will see that the solution to your question lies within the explanations.
So, what does the above explanation imply?
It implies that the solution which is correct is the solution in option ‘d’, i.e. ‘Two - Definite and indefinite.
Now, this also implies that the other options are incorrect.

Note: We use articles like - a, an & to indicate whether the identity is known to the reader or not. So, these articles also indicate the correct solution.