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E USE OF ARTICLES: A/AN – THE – ZERO ARTI Ø Oranges are a very good source of vitamin C. plural nouns (oranges), referred to in general ZERO Give me the orange that is on the table. that specific orange DEFINITE ARTICLE TH I would like an orange, please. any orange INDEFINITE ARTICLE A/AN

ZERO ARTICLE – Ø with plural nouns, when we refer to them in general Ø Families and communities are close. with nouns such as school, home, bed Is Sue at Ø home? She’s gone to Ø bed. They’re at Ø school. with proper names Ø Peter/ John/ Mary

ZERO ARTICLE – Ø with names of cities, countries, continents… Ø Los Angeles/ London/ Lisbon/ Portugal/ France/ Europe/ Asia …streets, squares, circuses Ø Oxford Street/ Trafalgar Square/ Piccadilly Circus …mountains and lakes Ø(Mount) Everest/ Lake Michigan …meals We usually have Ø breakfast at 7 o’clock.

ZERO ARTICLE – Ø …times of the day We left at Ø midday/ lunchtime/ night/ midnight/ sunrise. …methods of travelling by Ø train/ bus/ car/ bicycle/ sea/ boat/ coach …sports or games Ø football/ basketball/ chess

EFINITE ARTICLE – THE (o, a, os, as) before something specific or unique The breakfast at your sister’s was very good. The blue jacket is mine. We came by the early train/ the 95 bus. the Earth is round. before names of rivers, oceans, seas, waterways and deserts the (River) Mersey/ Atlantic Ocean/ Mediterranean Sea the English Channel/ Sahara Desert before names of families and types of people the Simpsons / the Hamish

EFINITE ARTICLE – THE (o, a, os, as) before names of cinemas, theatres, hotels, museums and newspap the National Theatre/ Star Hotel/ British Museum/ Daily Mirror with the names of united countries the United States/ United Kingdom/ Soviet Union before names of roads and directions the London road / the way to the Cathedral before names of mountain ranges the Himalayas

EFINITE ARTICLE – THE (o, a, os, as) Pay attention! I’m going to the hospital to see Paul. that specific hospital, where Paul is Stand on the bed to reach the lamp. that specific bed, the one the person is on She’s going to the school to see John. that specific school, where John is the morning/ afternoon/ evening (EXCEPTION)

NDEFINITE ARTICLE – A/AN A (um/uma) before singular words beginning with a consonant A horse A school A game A boy before mute U and EU A university A european country AN (um/uma) before singular words beginning with a vowel An apple An egg An igloo before mute H An hour An honest person An umbrella

NDEFINITE ARTICLE – A/AN before unspecific singular nouns She dressed a fashionable shirt. She’s an intelligent girl. Could you give me a pen? A doctor must respect people. before names of professions, numerical expressions or expression Pat is a doctor. I paid a hundred dollars for my new jacket.