ARTICLE

An _Article_ is a word placed before a noun to show whether the noun is
used in a particular or general sense.

There are two articles, _a_ or _an_ and _the_. _A_ or _an_ is called the
indefinite article because it does not point put any particular person or
thing but indicates the noun in its widest sense; thus, _a_ man means any
man whatsoever of the species or race.

_The_ is called the definite article because it points out some particular
person or thing; thus, _the_ man means some particular individual.


NOUN

A _noun_ is the name of any person, place or thing as _John_, _London_,
_book_. Nouns are proper and common.

_Proper_ nouns are names applied to _particular_ persons or places.

_Common_ nouns are names applied to a whole kind or species.

Nouns are inflected by _number_, _gender_ and _case_.

_Number_ is that inflection of the noun by which we indicate whether it
represents one or more than one.

_Gender_ is that inflection by which we signify whether the noun is the