Articles are words that identify a noun as being specific or unspecific. Consider the following examples: After the long day, the cup of tea tasted particularly good. By using the article the, we've shown that it was one specific day that was long and one specific cup of tea that tasted good.

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Articles ("a," "an," and "the") are determiners or noun markers that function to specify if the noun is general or specific in its reference.