- when the listener or reader knows what the speaker or writer is talking about?. E.g: Give me the money.[r]
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A Grammar Articles: other uses
A/an is used:
- to talk about something that the listener or the reader doesn’t know about yet E.g: K2 is a peak in the Himalayas
- to describe what something or someone is E.g: ABS is an unreliable travel agency The is used:
- when the listener or reader knows what the speaker or writer is talking about E.g: Give me the money
- when the speaker specifies what or who they are talking about E.g: Where are the tickets I gave you yesterday?
- with things that are only comes around us or that are unique E.g: Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969
- when the reader refer to the world around us or things we all know about E.g: We had a sightseeing tour around the city
Zero article is used:
- with plural or uncountable nouns when we are talking about things in general E.g: Passwords protect our personal information
- with meals, months, days and special times of the year E.g: I visit my grandparents on New Year’s Days
(2)- with geographical areas, lakes, mountains and islands E.g: We visited Lake Victoria It’s in East Africa Look out!
We use “the” with names of a few countries: the UK, the USA, the Netherlands, the Philippines We also use “the” with island group, mountain ranges, oceans and names of rivers: the Thames, the Pacific, the Amazon, the Danube
B Practice Exercise 1: Put a, an, the or Ø (nothing)
1 Jane is _ teacher Her parents were _ teachers too
2 It doesn't often snow here at _ Christmas We haven't had _ White Christmas for many years
3 We came here in _ summer of _ 1969
4 Rita plays _ violin and her sister plays _ guitar On our trip to _ Spain, we crossed _ Atlantic Ocean Jack has got _ very long legs, so he's _ fast runner
7 _ Florida State University is smaller than _ University of Florida You need _ visa to visit _ foreign countries, but not all of them _ Civil War was fought in _ United States between 1861 and 1865 10 _ big books on _ table are for my history class
Exercise Choose the correct answer
1 The British Prime Minister live in Downing Street/the Downing Street Women/the women are often better teachers then men
3 Frank is a student at Liverpool University/the Liverpool University Life/the life would be very difficult without electricity
5 We flew from London to Orly Airpot/the Orly Airpot in Paris
6 Mary and Peter got married in St Matthew's Church/the Matthew's Church Some children hate school/the school
(3)9 All over the world, people are in prison/the prison because of their political beliefs 10 Apples/the apples are good for you
Exercise 1: Fill each blank in the conversation with a, an, some, or any. Nick: Let's discuss what to prepare for our picnic
Mi: You and I have been assigned to buy (14) _ fruit and drinks
Nick: I think it would be better to buy fruit which are easy to peel such as bananas or mandarins
Mi: (15) _ kilo of mandarins and (16) _ bunch of bananas are enough, I think
Nick: Should we buy (17) snacks such as crisps?
Mi: That's fine Let me write it down: (18) _big packet of potato crisps Nick: What about drinks? Should we buy soft drinks?
Mi: I don't think that's a good idea Just buy (19) _bottles of mineral water Nick: My mother told me that she could bake (20) _apple pie for us
Mi: Oh that's great!
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences as directed
1 If she should come, tell her to wait for me (using inversion with SHOULD) ……… If I don’t come here early, I will miss the bus
→ Unless……… If he doesn’t that, he will get bonus
→ Unless……… If she doesn’t water these trees, they will die
→ Unless……… I only come if they invite me
→ Unless……… In case it rains, we’ll stay at home (if)
……… If you don’t leave the office, I will call the police (or)
……… You can’t visit Paris unless you get a visa (If)
(4)9 Alice may miss the train But she can get the next one
……… 10 Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson