1. Cõc trường hợp dựng “the”
- Nhửừng vaụt duy nhãt. Ex : the sun, the moon, the world…. - Caực danh tửứ ủửụùc xaực ủũnh qua ngửừ cạnh hoaịc
ủửụùc ủeă caụp trửụực ủoự. - I have a book and an eraser. The book is now on the table. - Caực danh tửứ chư sửù giại trớ. Ex: the theater, the concert, the church
- Trửụực teđn caực taứu thuyeăn, maựy bay. Ex: The Titanic was a great ship.
- Caực sođng, bieơn, ủỏi dửụng, daừy nuựi… Ex: the Mekong River, the China Sea, the Pacific Ocean,
the Himalayas
- Moụt nhoựm caực ủạo hoaịc quõc gia. Ex: the Philippines, the United States. - Tớnh tửứ duứng nhử danh tửứ taụp hụùp. Ex: You should help the poor.
- Trong so saựnh nhãt. Ex: Nam is the cleverest in his class. - Teđn ngửụứi ụỷ sõ nhieău (chư gia ủỡnh). Ex: The Blacks, The Blues, the Nams - Caực danh tửứ ủỏi dieụn cho moụt loaứi. Ex: The cat is a lovely home pet.
- Caực trỏng tửứ chư thụứi gian, nụi chõn. Ex: in the morning, in the street, in the water…..
- Sõ thửự tửù. Ex: the first, the second, the third….
- Chuoời thụứi gian hoaịc khođng gian. Ex: the next, the following, the last...
2. THE khođng ủửụùc duứng:
- Trửụực caực danh tửứ sõ nhieău noựi chung Ex: They build houses near the hall. - Danh tửứ trửứu tửụùng, khođng ủẽm ủửụùc. Ex: Independence is a happy thing. - Caực danh tửứ chư maứu saĩc. Ex: Red and white make pink.
- Caực mođn húc. Ex: Math is her worst subject.
- Caực vaụt lieụu, kim loỏi. Ex: Steel is made from iron.
- Caực teđn nửụực, chađu lỳc, thaứnh phõ. Ex: Ha Noi is the capital of VietNam. - Caực chửực danh, teđn ngửụứi. Ex: President Bill Clinton, Ba, Nga - Caực bửừa aớn, moựn aớn, thửực aớn. Ex: We have rice and fish for dinner - Caực troứ chụi, theơ thao. Ex: Football is a popular sport in VN.
- Caực loỏi beụnh taụt. Ex: Cold is a common disease.
- Ngođn ngửừ, tiẽng noựi. Ex: English is being used everywhere
- Caực kỡ nghư, leờ hoụi. Ex: Tet, Christmas, Valentine…