Articles:
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The definite article: “the”
→ specific
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The indefinite articles: “a / an”
→ non- specific
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This one / that one
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anyone/ one of many
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Singular countable nouns
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The apple
The bird
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An apple
A bird
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Plural countable nouns
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The apples
The birds
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ᴓ Apples → some apples
ᴓ Birds → some birds
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Uncountable nouns
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The water
The milk
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ᴓ Water → some water
ᴓ Milk → some milk
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a/ an → indefinite articles:
− “a” is used before singular countable nouns beginning with a consonant: a book/ a student.
− “an” is used before singular countable nouns beginning with a vowel: an apple/ an orange.
− “a” and “an” are used with nouns that have not been known before by both the speaker and the listener.
The → definite article: “the”
is used with singular and plural countable nouns, and uncountable
nouns. It is used with nouns which have been known before by both the
speaker and the listener.
-- Uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns are without articles: a dog → ᴓ dogs/ ᴓ water
− Sports : ᴓ football/ ᴓ tennis/ ᴓ basketball…….
− Before names of meals: ᴓ lunch/ ᴓ dinner……
− Before names of countries and cities: ᴓ Morocco/ ᴓ Rabat……
− Before names of languages: ᴓ Arabic/ ᴓ English……
− Before names of academic subjects: ᴓ maths/ ᴓ geography/ ᴓ physics
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