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The word "article" refers to a story in a newspaper or magazine, or an article can be a piece of clothing.

• I read an interesting article in the newspaper this morning.
• There’s an article in the most recent Atlantic magazine about what Barack Obama will do next.
• Do you know who wrote the article?
• The article begins on the first page and continues on page 47.
• Several articles have been written recently about the connections between stress and illness.
• This box contains lost articles of clothing.
• There’s an article of clothing stuck in the backseat of the car.
• You are allowed only three articles of clothing in the changing rooms at that store.

Note: An article is also a type of adjective that goes before a noun. The words "a," "an," and "the" are articles.

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This page was published on April 1, 2017.