Cách dùng mạo từ không xác định A/ An 1.. Dùng với danh từ đếm đợc số ít mà không đợc xác định bởi bất cứ một mệnh đề hay cụm từ nào Ex: She is just a baby II.. Dùng mạo từ xác định trớc
Trang 1I Cách dùng mạo từ không xác định A/ An
1 Dùng với danh từ chỉ nghề nghiệp
Ex: I am a teacher
2 Dùng với danh từ đếm đợc số ít mà không đợc xác định bởi bất cứ một mệnh đề hay cụm từ nào
Ex: She is just a baby
II Cách dùng mạo từ xác định THE
1 Dùng mạo từ xác định trớc các danh từ đợc lặp lại lần thứ hai trở lên
Ex: There is a bedroom and a living room The bedroom is big.
2 Trớc các danh từ chỉ vật duy nhất
Ex: The moon is full tonight
3 Trớc danh từ đợc xác định bởi các mệnh đề hay cụm từ theo sau
Ex: This is the man I told you
4 Trớc các danh từ số ít chỉ chủng loại
Ex: The lion is fast disappearing
5 Trớc tên các nhạc cụ
Ex: She can’t play the piano but she can play the guitar
6 Trớc tên các đại dơng, sông , dãy núi
Ex: The Thames flows into the North Sea
7 Trớc tên một quốc gia có hai từ hay tận cùng bằng số nhiều
Ex: Have you ever lived in the United States?
8 Trớc dạng so sánh nhất, số thứ tự
Ex: She is the tallest in my class.
III- Không dùng mạo từ xác định THE trong những trờng hợp sau:
1 Before lake , mountain in singular
Ex: lake Geneva
2 Before common nouns
Ex : I love flower
3 Before attractive nouns
Ex: Freedom , happiness
4 Before names of subjects
Ex: mathematics
5 Before names of nations with one word
Ex: china , France
6 Before names of sports
Ex : baseball , basketball
7 Before holiday , occasion
Ex : Christmas , Thanksgiving
8 Before names of stars
Ex : Venus , Mars
9 Before names of college or University, before nouns with ordinal number after
Ex : Da Nang University, World war One
10 One names of continents
Ex: Europe , Africa
11 Before names of states
Ex : Florida , Ohio , California
12 Before names of meals :
Ex: Dinner , lunch , breakfast
13 Before names of towns , provinces street , square
Ex: new York , Glasgow , Regent street
14 Before names hotel , restaurant , bank
Ex: McDonalds restaurant , Barclays bank
Trang 2 Note :
- Prison , school , university , college , church ,
- We can the these words in the main purpose
IV Không dùng mạo từ trong những trờng hợp sau
1 Trớc các danh từ không đếm đợc và các danh từ số nhiều chỉ chủng loại
Ex: I hate ants
2 Trớc các danh từ chỉ tên riêng
Ex: We live in Kon Tum
3 Trớc tên các bữa ăn
Ex: It's time for lunch
4 Trớc các phơng tiện vận chuyển nói chung chung
Ex: We went to Japan by plane
Exercise 1: Put a, an, the or φ in each space to complete the following sentences.
1 We went by train to the west of England
2 people who live in Scotland are called Scots
3 Columbus was one of first people to cross Atlantic
4 Davis learned to play violin when he was at university
5 Did you read book I lent you last week
6 Is that present Bill gave you for Christmas?
7 computer has already changed our lives dramatically
8 There was accident yesterday at corner of street
9 I need time to think about the offer you gave me
10 little knowledge is dangerous things
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1 Did they climb……….?
C a Rocky mountains D A &C are correct
2 ……… is famous for small beautiful islands
A the Philippines B Philippines C the Philippine D all are wrong
3 Your first stop in … United States is in …….San Francisco
A a / the B the/ a C the/ no article D the/ the
4 Did they drive along……….?
5 They went to……… last year
6 Are you interested in climbing…………
7 My brother is studying at Quy Nhon College
8 My sister often goes to …… by bus
9 Have you ever visited … ?
10 She lives on ………
11 They went to …… last year
Netherland
12 They took a boat trip on ………
Mekong
13 We rowed our boat around ……
Trang 3A West Lake B the West Lake C Lake West D Lake of West
14 A man and a woman were standing outside my house …man looked English but I think …… woman was Asia
15 For breakfast I had ……sandwich and ……apple The sandwich wasn’t very nice
16 What is ……longest river in ……world?
17 We often watch ……television
18 …….rose is my favorite color
19 Tom is ……very kind boy
20 She is … most intelligent student in my class
21 What do you often have for … dinner?
22 How often do you go to …….school?
23 Kon Tum is famous for ……honey in …… Ngoc Linh Mount
24 My father goes to work by ……bus He often catches … last one to come home
25 She isn’t … first person I love but ….last woman I choose to get married
26 I don't like stay at hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at very nice hotel
by sea
27 tennis is my favourite sport I play once or twice week if I can, but I'm not very good player
28 I won't be home for dinner this evening I'm meeting some friends after work and we're going to cinema
29 unemployment is increasing at the moment and it's getting difficult for to find work
30 There was accident as I was going home last night Two people were taken to hospital I think most accidents are caused by people driving too fast
A the/a/ the/ φ/ φ/ B φ/ φ/ an/the/ the
C an /φ/ the/φ/ φ/ D an/φ/ φ/φ/ φ
31 Carol is economist She used to work in investment department of Loyds Bank Now she works for American bank in United States.
A the/a/ the/ φ/ φ B φ/ φ/ an/the/ the
C an /the /φ/ an/the D an/φ/ φ/φ/ φ
32 A: What's name of hotel where you're staying?
B: Imperial It's in Queen street in city center It's near station
A the/a/ the/ φ/ φ B φ/ φ/ an/the/ the
C an /the /φ/ an/the D an/φ/ φ/φ/ φ/
33 I have two brothers: older one is training to be pilot with British Airway, younger one is still
at school
A the/a/ the/ φ B φ/ φ/ a/the C the /the /φ/ a D a/φ/ φ/φ
34 atmosphere at party was likely and free.
Trang 435 Mississippi River flows into Gulf of Mexico in state of Louisiana.
36 .Gulf of Panama is on Pacific side of Panama Canal
37 After World War II, United Nations was formed
38 People eat chocolate all over world It is probably most popular candy in world
39 lack of exercise is one of major factors contributing to obesity
40 .Singapore is located on Malay Peninsula
41 .Roman Empire ruled Mediterranean world from about 500B.C to about 500 A.D
42 Compared with New Orleans, San Francisco has very cold climate
A φ/ φ/ a B a/the/ the C the / the/ the D the/a/ the
43 After he left University of Massachusetts, he went to Ball State in Indiana
44 Probably, most vital application of laser is in field of medicine
A the/ φ/ φ/ a B the/ a/the/ the C the / φ/ the/φ D the/a/ the/ φ
45 When we visited South, we stopped at Civil War Museum in Atlanta
A φ/ φ/ a B the/ the/ φ C.the / the/ the D the/a/ the
46 My house is opposite Hoa Binh Theater on Ba Thang Hai Street
47 Do you live in big city or in small town?
48 A: Do you know Lan's sister? _ B: Yes In fact, she is friend of mine.
49 Are you taking French this semester?
50 Have you ever been to countryside?
51 At first she was trained to be … scriptwriter , but later she worked as … secretary
52 Are you … Catholic or ……Buddhist? I am …… atheist.
A φ/ φ/ a B a/ a/ an C.the / the/ the D the/a/ the
53 … men are often paid more than… women for … same job.
A.φ/ φ/ the B a/the/ the C.the / the/ the D the/a/ the
54 ….Germany is …… Important economic power.
55 … breakfast is … first meal of the day.
56 … milk is often added to ….tea in ……UK
A.φ/ φ/ the B a/the/ the C.the / the/ the D the/a/ the
57 I have bought …… FM radio for my aunt, who lives in …… countryside.
an
58 There are many millions of stars in space
59 We took taxi to airport
60 Did Jane get job she applied for?