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A/an The (no article) • When we talk about a thing or a person but we do not say which I want an apple. I’ve got a headache. Anne can help you, she is a doctor. • To refer to something that hasn’t been mentioned before A car stopped outside our house and a man in a grey suit got out of it. To refer to something specific that we know about, or to something that has been mentioned before: The cats on my street are disturbing everyone. Are you talking the girls to school today? The water you drink greatly affects your health. The information in the user manual is very important. This technology will change the lives of millions of people around the world. The education you receive at home will have an influence on your personal development. Making generalisations: + plural noun I like cats better than dogs. Girls are more talkative. + uncountable noun Water contains oxygen. Information means power. (The information means power ) + nouns referring to abstract ideas Life is stressful nowadays. (The life is stressful. ) Education is very important. + singular noun (but countable) • To refer to all examples of the same kind A doctor earns more than a worker. • with names of countries that are plural or include the words Republic, Kingdom the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands • seas, oceans, rivers, deserts, areas and groups of mountains the Pacific, the North Sea, the Thames, the Sahara, the North, the Andes • some important buildings: the White House, the House of Parliament, the Odeon, the Science Museum, the National Theatre With names of most continents, countries, states, cities/towns, mountains, lakes, streets/roads, parks, shops, restaurants, some magazines Europe, Spain, California, Paris, Mount Everest, Lake Ontario, Oxford Street, Hyde Park, Hello Magazine With surnames, when referring to more than a member of a family Do you know the Smiths? With games, sports, school subjects and languages Chess is a strategy game. Football is all about teamwork. I liked Mathematics, but I hated History. To refer to a whole class: • + singular nouns of species, inventions With some institutions (unless referring to a specific one)
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A/an The (no article)
• When we talk about a thing or a person but we do not say which
I want an apple.I’ve got a headache.Anne can help you, she is a doctor.
• To refer to something that hasn’t been mentioned before
A car stopped outside our house and a man in a grey suit got out of it.
To refer to something specific that we know about, or to something that has been mentioned before:
The cats on my street are disturbing everyone.
Are you talking the girls to school today?
The water you drink greatly affects your health.
The information in the user manual is very important.
This technology will change the lives of millions of people around the world.
The education you receive at home will have an influence on your personal development.
Making generalisations:
+ plural noun I like cats better than dogs. Girls are more talkative.
+ uncountable noun Water contains oxygen. Information means power. (The information means power)
+ nouns referring to abstract ideas Life is stressful nowadays. (The life is stressful.) Education is very important.
+ singular noun (but countable)
• To refer to all examples of the same kind
A doctor earns more than a worker.
• with names of countries that are plural or include the words Republic, Kingdom
the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands
• seas, oceans, rivers, deserts, areas and groups of mountains
the Pacific, the North Sea, the Thames, the Sahara, the North, the Andes
• some important buildings:the White House, the House of Parliament, the Odeon, the Science Museum, the National Theatre
With names of most continents, countries, states, cities/towns, mountains, lakes, streets/roads, parks, shops, restaurants, some magazines
Europe, Spain, California, Paris, Mount Everest, Lake Ontario, Oxford Street, Hyde Park, Hello Magazine
With surnames, when referring to more than a member of a family Do you know the Smiths?
With games, sports, school subjects and languages
Chess is a strategy game. Football is all about teamwork. I liked Mathematics, but I hated History.
To refer to a whole class:• + singular nouns of species, inventions
With some institutions (unless referring to a specific one)
A/an The (no article)and instruments
The whale is a mammalWho invented the computer?I play the piano.
• + plural nationality adjectives:
The French are very proud of their language.
• + adjectives with plural meaning
It's a favourite resort for the rich and famous.The old feel the cold more than the young.
I really hated school when I was a child.She’s going to college next year. I got a job right after university.
With some illnesses, especially serious onesShe’s got diabetes.
