A, AN, THE - Articles in English

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Articles = a, an the   noun

an  - use before a vowel or vowel sound  (vowel = a,e,i,o,u) | (vowel sound = hour)
a    - general = any 
the - specific =  you choose
      - second time you talk about the same noun
        ex: I bought some fruit, The fruit was bad.
      - the speaker and listener both know
      - 1% of countries = United         
          = small islands =  more than 2 words