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    The document discusses the use of definite and indefinite articles (a/an, the) in English. It provides rules for when to use a/an, the, or no article with nouns. Key points include: - Using "a/an" with singular countable nouns when referring to something for the first time or non-specifically. - Using "the" when the noun refers to something specific or already mentioned. - Using no article with plural nouns, uncountable nouns, or when making generalizations. - Other guidelines covered include uses of articles with expressions of quantity, nationality, jobs, superlatives, only/same, and place names

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    The document discusses the use of definite and indefinite articles (a/an, the) in English. It provides rules for when to use a/an, the, or no article with nouns. Key points include: - Using "a/an" with singular countable nouns when referring to something for the first time or non-specifically. - Using "the" when the noun refers to something specific or already mentioned. - Using no article with plural nouns, uncountable nouns, or when making generalizations. - Other guidelines covered include uses of articles with expressions of quantity, nationality, jobs, superlatives, only/same, and place names

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    Definite or indefinite meaning
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    We use the indefinite articles a/an + singular countable noun to


    refer to any one of a kind or group, or when a noun is mentioned for
    the first time.
    I like an apple.
    I met a beautiful girl on the way home.
    An is used before singular count nouns beginning with a vowel
    sound: an apple, an elephant, an issue, an orange
    A is used before singular count nouns beginning with a consonant
    sound: a stamp, a desk, a TV, a cup, a book
    We use the definite article the + countable or uncountable noun
    when the noun refers to something specific, unique, or something
    already mentioned.
    Lets go to the park!
    The weather is awful.
    The girl was wearing a blue hat.

    General meaning
    -

    We use zero article + plural countable noun or uncountable noun to


    make generalizations.
    I like girls better than boys.
    Orange juice is good for health.
    We can also use a/an to refer to all examples of the same kind.
    A doctor is richer than a teacher. (all doctors, all teachers)
    We can use the to refer to the whole class.
    Before singular nouns
    The doctor is richer than the teacher.
    Before plural nationality adjectives and some adjectives with
    plural meaning.
    The Vietnamese, the old, the poor, the disabled

    Other uses of articles


    A/AN:
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    We use a/an with expressions of quantity and frequency: a couple of


    N, a million, a hundred, 2$ a kilo, twice a week.
    We use a/an when talking about someone's nationality:
    James is an Englishman.
    when we classify or define things or people (e.g. say what job sb
    does, what sth is used for, etc.)
    We use before Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms + surname when we refer to
    someone unknown.

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    A Mr. Xoa wants to see you.


    We use a/an after what or such, for emphasis.
    What a day its been!
    Hes such a fool!

    THE:
    -

    with superlatives: Which is the tallest building in the world?


    with only, same and ordinal numbers:
    This is the only pen I've got.
    Dogs are not all the same.
    Play + musical instruments: She plays the piano.
    with the words beach, cinema, country(side), ground, jungle,
    radio, sea, seaside, theatre, world, etc. He likes going to the
    theatre.
    with decades:
    He was born in the seventies.
    This is a painting from the 1820's.
    with countries that have plural names or include the words
    "republic", "kingdom", or "states" in their names:
    I have never been to the Netherlands.
    James is from the Republic of Ireland.
    with newspaper names: She works for the New York Times.
    with the names of famous buildings, works of art, museums, or
    monuments:
    with titles (not accompanied by proper names):
    the King, the Queen, the Prince of Wales
    But: Queen Beatrix of Holland, Princess Margaret
    with the names of groups of islands: the Philippines, the Maldives
    with the names of lakes in plural:
    with the names of some mountain ranges: the Alps, the Pyrenees,
    the Himalayas.
    with the names of oceans, seas, rivers, deserts and regions: the
    Pacific, the Atlantic, the Aegean Sea, the North Sea, the Thames, the
    Mississippi, the Sahara Desert, the Gobi Desert
    with surnames, when we are referring to a whole family: the Jones,
    the Mitchells
    with the names of hotels & restaurants, unless these are named
    after a person:
    They are staying at the Hilton on 6th street.
    We ate at the Golden Lion.
    before noun + of + noun:
    the gulf of Mexico, the Statue of Liberty
    with the North, the South, the East, the West:
    Last year we visited the South of France.

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    before names of people, streets, cities, islands, countries,


    continents, mountains (singular), religious, holidays, days of the
    week, months:
    Maggie Smith, Oxford Street, Berlin, Ibiza, Italy, Asia, Mont Blanc,
    Christmas, Friday, August
    with the names of airports or stations: Gatwick airport, Charing
    Cross Station
    before names of squares, parks, lakes: Euston Square, Holland Park,
    Lake Ontario, Liverpool, Street station
    with pubs, restaurants, hotels, shops, banks, etc. whose names
    include the name of their founder or another proper name: Jimmy's
    bar, Luigi's Restaurant, Emily's Hotel,
    before names of magazines, sports, games, colors, school subjects
    and languages: Newsweek (but: The Economist), tennis, chess,
    white, geography, Greek
    before names of airlines or companies: Air France, Interamerican,
    BMW, etc.
    with meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack):
    What did you havefor breakfast?
    But: When we talk about a specific meal, we can use an article:
    I didn't enjoy the dinner on the plane.
    before the words bed, court, church, home, hospital, prison, school,
    university, work when they are used for the purpose for which they
    exist:
    Thomas went to university to study engineering.
    But: Patrick went to the university to visit his professor.
    before ways of travelling
    I travel by car / by bus / by train / by air.
    Also: on foot, on horseback
    But: He was in the car / on the bus when I saw him.
    with north, south, east, west when they are used as adverbs: They
    are heading west.
    in some common phrases: at work, at home, in bed, watch TV, listen
    to music.

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