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Definite & Indefinite articles

Definite & Indefinite articles. a / an. the. the with place names. the. we use the with names of:. newspapers ( the Guardian , the Sun ) cinemas ( the Odeon , the Rex ) theatres ( the Empire ) museums / art galleries ( the Louvre ) ships ( the Titanic )

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Definite & Indefinite articles

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  1. Definite & Indefinite articles a / an the

  2. the with place names

  3. the we use the with names of: • newspapers (theGuardian, theSun) • cinemas (theOdeon, theRex) • theatres (theEmpire) • museums / art galleries (the Louvre) • ships (the Titanic) • organisations (the United Nations) • rivers (the Thames) • oceans / seas (the Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea) • canals (the Panama Canal) • groups of Islands (the Bahamas)

  4. the • mountain ranges (the Alps, the Rockey Mountains) • deserts (the Sahara Desert) • countries when they include words such as • States, Kingdom, Republic (the USA, the Czech Republic) • names or nouns with of (the Houses of Parliament) • geographical terms such as: • the Antarctic / the Arctic/ the equator • the North of GermanyBUTnorthern Germany • the North / the East/ the South/ the West

  5. the we don´t use the with names of: • countries which don´t include words States, Kingdom, • Republic (Germany, India, China) BUT the Netherlands, • the Gambia, the Vatican • streets and avenues (Bond Street, Penny Lane, Fifth Avenue) • squares (Trafalgar Square) • bridges (London Bridge BUT the Golden Gate Bridge) • parks (Hyde Park) • railway stations (Euston, King´s Cross) • mountains (Mount Everest, Mont Blanc) • individual islands (Sicilly)

  6. the • lakes (Lake Baikal, Ontario) • continents (Europe) • restaurants, shops, banks, hotels, etc. Which are named after • the people who started them (Harrods, Tony´s Restaurant) • cities, towns (London, Paris, Manchester) but: the Hague

  7. a / an indefinite articles

  8. a / an we use a / an : • when we mention something for the first time • (I have got a pencil.) • with There is a ... / Is there a ... ? • (There is a shop. / Is there a bank near here?) • A + consonant • AN + vowel

  9. the definite article

  10. the we use the : • when we mention something again • (Bill owns a car and a bike. The car is blue and the bike is red.) • nouns that are unique (the sun, the Earth) • with superlatives (the best film I have ever seen) • BUT • most + a noun – without THE • (most people enjoy going to the theatre) • with ordinal numbers (the first, the third, the twelfth) • with words day, morning, afternoon and evening • BUT • at night, at noon, at midnight, by day / night

  11. the we use the : • musical instruments and dances (the guitar, the salsa) • names of families (the Jones, the Smiths) • titles (the ambasador, the President) BUT • not with titles including a proper name • (Prince Charles) • nationalities ending in –sh, -ch, -ese (the Chinese) • other nationalities can be used with or without the • (the Egyptians / Egyptians) • with historical periods / events (the last Ice Age, • the Vietnam war BUT World War II)

  12. the we use the : • with station, cinema, theatre, library, shop, coast, sea • (side), beach, city, country (side), jungle, world, ground, • weather (They went to the cinema.)

  13. the we don´t use the : • with proper names (Bob is my cousin.) • with uncountable and plural nouns when talking about • something in general (Coffee is a very popular drink.) • with possessive adjectives and possessive case (Nelson´s Column) • with names of sports, games, activities, days, months, • celebrations, colours, drinks, meals(They are leaving on Sunday.) • languages not followed by the word language • Italian, French, English • BUT • The French language is spoken in Belgium.

  14. the we don´t use the : • with names of illnesses (pneumonia) • BUT • flu / the flu, measles / the measles, mumps / the mumps • Mr, Mrs, Captain, Doctor etc. + a name • (Mr Johnson, Uncle Robert, Aunt Jane, Princess Anne etc.) • with the word work (I start work by 9 o´clock.) • with words home, mother, father, etc. when we talk about our • own home / parents • with by + means of transport(by bus / ferry / train / car / etc.) • (We travelled to Athens by train.)

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