Articles Unit 10

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ARTICLES

What are articles?

q Determiners

q They come at the beginning of a nou phrase

q They tell us whether the information is new,

about quantity


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Articles are

In!efinite a"an a book/ an orange

Definite the the boo#

$ero article%%%%%% in prison


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&ow !o we choose articles'

() The #in! of noun affects our choice

*) +e can leae out articles before

a- .lural nouns !reams come trueb- /ncountable nouns gie me money

0) +e can leae an article out before a singular

noun if we replace it with another !eterminer thatbook, her brother1)


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A "A2 3 rules of thumb

A"A2 4 singular nouns5 something new or une6pecte!)

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() +ith There is there is a beer in the fri!ge)

*) The first time we mention something I bought a

sandwich and a coke.

0) After hae " hae got have you got a bike?

7) In naming things its a rhinoceros

8)+ith occupation Im an architect


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The 3 rules of thumb

Theis use! to signal people that they #now or will #now what we

are referring to)

The 4 noun

/se() +hen we aealrea!y mentione! what we9re tal#ing

about I bought a sndwich. THE sandwich was

mouldy.

*) +hen there is only one thing The moon

0) +ith !efining relatie clauses shoot the kid who

derailed the train.


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T&E 3rules of thumb

8) +ith of% before something which is !efine! or

restricte! by a preposition phrase were enoying

the bene!its o! early retirement.

". In superlatie e6pressions Its the best city in thecountry.

:)In comparatie e6pressions with same give the

same as usual, #lease.$. +ith particular a!;ecties the first, the ne6t, the

last


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S/< %R/LES

+e use A"An

a- +ith the sense of =eery9 in e6pressions of time

an! quantity !orty times an hour

b- The5 use! in fi6e! e6pressions

%Entertainment I went to the cinema"the pub"the

shops

%Transport I arrie! at the airport" the bus stop"thestation

%>usical instruments I play the piano"the iolin


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Sub%rules

+e use T&E in the names of items in the following categories

%Riers The ?anges

%>ountain ranges The &imalayas

%@ceans The Atlantic

%Deserts The Sahara

%?roups of islan!s The >al!ies

%&otels The &ilton%Cinemas The @!eon

%.olitical bo!ies Labour .arty, the ?oernment


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Sub%rules

%Countries whose names inclu!e political terms or

plural terms The %etherlands, The &'(,The

)hili##ines, The *+ech e#ublic)

%2ewspapers The -uardian, The Times


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$ER@ ARTICLE

%eals she came to lunch

Time e6pressions ne0t week, last year, on 'unday

+or#" home" be! she le!t work1 I got home1 she went to bed

After the erb be 'he is at work/ I am at home/ 'he is in bed

2ame of people Dominique

.laces illages, towns, cities, par#s, streets, +oo!s, forests

'herwood !orest.

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