Is the word I an article?

Answer 1

No, "many" is not an article. The articles in the English language are "the", "a", and "an".

It can be an adjective: "Despite the rain, many people took their dogs to the dog park."

It can be a pronoun: "The children were excited by the snow. Many made snow angels."

It can be a noun: "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."

Answer 2

No, the word "I" is not an article.
The word "I" is a pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
The pronoun "I" takes the place of the noun (name) for the person speaking as the subject of a sentence or a clause.
When a someone speaks of himself or herself, they do not use their own name, they substitute with the pronouns "I" or "me".

• The pronoun "I" functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause.
• The pronoun "me" functions as the object of a verb or a preposition.

An article is a word preceding a noun to indicate that noun as a specific person or thing, or a general person or thing.

The article 'the' is a definite article, indicating that the noun that follows is a specific person or thing.

The articles 'a' and 'an' are indefinite articles, indicating the noun that follows is a word for a general person or thing.

• The indefinite article 'a' is placed before a word starting with a consonant sound.
• The indefinite article 'an' is placed before a word starting with a vowel sound.

Examples:

I need a pair of gloves.

• The person speaking needs gloves.
• The article 'a' indicates a general pair of gloves.

I found an old pair of gloves.

• The person speaking found some gloves.
• The article 'an' indicates a general pair, preceding the vowel sound of the adjective 'old'.

I will go to a store to buy gloves.

• The person speaking will go.
• The article 'a' indicates a general word for any store.

I will go to the new store to buy gloves.

• The person speaking will go.
• The article 'the' indicates a specific store, the new one.

The new gloves fit me well.

• The article 'the' indicates specific gloves, the new ones.
• The gloves fit the person speaking represented by the pronoun 'me' as the direct object of the verb 'fit'.

Answer 3

No. The only grammatical "articles" are a, an, the.

An article is a determiner placed before a noun or noun phrase that indicates whether the noun is "one of several" possible individuals or things (a, an), or a specific individual or thing (the).