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ARTICLES IN ENGLISH

ARTICLES IN ENGLISH. What is an article?. A n article is an adjective. English has two articles:. THE. A/AN. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns . A / a n is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the definite article . the = definite article.

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ARTICLES IN ENGLISH

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  1. ARTICLES IN ENGLISH

  2. What is an article?

  3. An article is an adjective.

  4. English has two articles:

  5. THE

  6. A/AN

  7. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns.

  8. A/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns.

  9. We call thedefinite article.the = definite article

  10. We call a/an indefinite article. a/an = indefinite article

  11. The first time you speak of something use "a or an",

  12. I live in a house.

  13. The next time you repeat that object use "the".

  14. The house is quite old and hasfourbedrooms.

  15. I ate in a Chinese restaurant.

  16. The restaurant was very good.

  17. Compareaandthe in theseexamples Amanandawomanweresittingoppositeme. ThemanwasAmerican but I thinkthewomanwasBritish. Whenwewere on holiday,westayedat a hotel.Sometimes we had ourdinner at thehotelandwesometimeswentto a restaurant.

  18. Thismorning I boughtanewspaperand ___ magazine. ___ newspaper is in mybag but I don’tknowwhere I put ___ magazine.

  19. Thismorning I boughtanewspaperanda magazine. __newspaper is in mybag but I don’tknowwhere I put __ magazine.

  20. Thismorning I boughtanewspaperanda magazine. Thenewspaper is in mybag but I don’tknowwhere I put ___ magazine.

  21. Thismorning I boughtanewspaperanda magazine. Thenewspaper is in mybag but I don’tknowwhere I put the magazine.

  22. Thismorning I boughtanewspaperand ___ magazine. ___ newspaper is in mybag but I don’tknowwhere I put ___ magazine. • I saw ___ accidentthismorning. ___ car crashedinto ___ tree. ___ driver of ___ car wasn’t hurt but ___ car wasbadlydamaged. • Myfriendslive in ___ oldhouse in ___ smallvillage.There is ___ beautifulgardenbehind ___ house.I wouldliketohave ___ gardenlikethat.

  23. Thismorning I boughtanewspaperanda magazine. Thenewspaper is in mybag but I don’tknowwhere I put the magazine. • I sawanaccidentthismorning. A car crashedintoatree.Thedriver of the car wasn’t hurt but the car wasbadlydamaged. • Myfriendslive in anoldhouse in asmallvillage.There is abeautifulgardenbehindthehouse.I wouldliketohaveagardenlikethat.

  24. a/an is usedbefore a singularnounwhich is uncountable . • I needavisaTheylive in aflat. • He boughtanice-cream.

  25. A is usedbefore a wordbeginningwith a consonantor a vowelwith a consonatsound; amana hat aunivercityaeoropeanaone-waystreet • An is usedbeforewordsbeginningwith a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) orwordsbeginningwith a mute h: anappleanislandanuncle anegganonion

  26. A/an is not used.It is omitted: • Beforepluralnouns • Aneggeggs • Beforeuncountablenouns • Beforenames of meals,exceptwhentheseareprecededby an adjective. Wehavebreakfast at eight. We had agoodbreakfast. Thearticle is alsousedwhen it is a special meal giventocelibratesomethingor in someone’shonour; I wasinvitedtodinner. I wasinvitedtoadinnergiventowelcomethenewambassador.

  27. THE

  28. Weusethewhen it is clearwhichthingorpersonwemean.

  29. Weusethewhen it is clear in thesituationwhichthingorpersonwemean.Forexample,in a roomwe talk aboutthelight/thefloor/theceiling/thedoor/thecarpetetc. • Can youturnoffthelight,please?(thelight in thisroom) • I took a taxitothestation.(thestation in thattown)

  30. WE SAY • the sun themoontheworld • theskytheseathecountry • thepolicethearmythepiano • theguitartheradio • in themorning in theafternoon • in theevening

  31. WE DO NOT USE THE WITH: • televisionbreakfastlunchdinner

  32. NAMES WITH AND WITHOUT THE • We do not usethewithnames of people.Inthesamewaywe do not normallyusethewithnames of places.Forexample: • Continents:Africa • Countries:England • Regions:CentralEurope • Islands:Corsica,Sicily,Cyprus • Mountains:Everest,Etna,Klimanjaro

  33. But weusethe in nameswithRepublic,Kingdom,statesetc. • the United States of America (the USA) • the United Kingdom • theDominicanRepublic • WevisitedCanadaandthe United States

  34. PLURAL NAMES • Weusethe + pluralnames of countries/islands/mountains: • theNetherlandstheCanaryIslands • thePhilippines

  35. SEAS,RIVERS ETC. • Weusethe +names of oceans/seas/rivers/canals: • theAtlanticOceantheMediterraneanSea • theRiverNiletheSuezCanal • theBlackSeathe Amazon

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