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    Specific Non-Specific Generic: The Teacher Is Coming Up The Stairs

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    The document discusses the use of specific, non-specific, and generic articles with nouns. Specific articles like "the" are used when both the speaker and listener know which thing is being referred to. Non-specific articles like "a" or "an" are used when the item has not been singled out yet. Generic nouns are not used with articles when speaking generally about plural or non-count nouns.

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    Specific Non-Specific Generic


    (This one, that Any one In general
    one) Any group
    (This/that group) One of many
    Which one? One of many
    Which ones? groups
    Count The apple An apple *
    Singular The bird A bird *
    The child A child
    Count The apples Some apples Apples
    Plural The birds Some birds Birds
    The children Some children Children
    Non-count The water Some water Water
    The information Some information Information
    Notes:
    Specific articles are used with nouns which have been identified previously. (The
    speaker and the listener both know which thing/person/substance/idea is being referred
    to.)
    The teacher is coming up the stairs.
    (Both listener and speaker know which teacher and which stairs.)
    Give me the red shirt. (I know which one you are talking about.)
    Non-specific articles are used with nouns that have not been identified
    previously (by both the speaker and the listener.) They are used with items
    that have not been singled-out yet. (Note: As soon as the items are
    identified, they require a specific article.)
    I want a candy bar. (Any candy bar will do.)
    Which one do you want? (Asking for specification)
    The one on the right. (I choose that one.)
    Give me some milk. (Any milk is fine.)
    I need some new shoes. (But I haven't decided which ones to buy yet.)
    I bought some shoes at Valmart. (I know which shoes, but you don't.)
    These are the shoes that I bought. (Now we both know which ones.)
    Non-count and plural nouns are used without articles in the generic sense.
    Cats are afraid of dogs. (in general)
    Water is necessary for survival.
    *However, singular count nouns cannot stand alone in a sentence, so an
    article (usually a or an) is used.
    Oranges contain Vitamin C. (generally)
    Orange contains Vitamin C. (incorrect)
    An orange contains Vitamin C. (okay)

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