how to use articles in English
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●When to use The》
Use the before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific.
"The teacher I spoke to at the school was very friendly." - Here we are talking about one specific teacher (the one I spoke to).
●When to use A/An》
When we are referring to any member of a group we use a/an. It is not important which one we are talking about.
"I want to buy a new car." - There are many types of car. It does not matter yet which type I want.
Compare this sentence with:
"I want to buy the car we looked at yesterday." - We use the here because we are talking about a specific car (the one we looked at).
●When NOT to use articles
A and the are not used with...
●Plural Nouns
"Boys like soccer." - This sentence is ok because we are talking to boys in general (all boys).
"The Boys in my school like soccer." - This is ok because we are talking about specific boys (the ones in my school).
●Uncountable Nouns
"Pollution is a problem." - Pollution is an uncountable noun (a mass noun).
"The pollution in my town is a problem." - This is ok because we are talking about a specific location.
"There is some pollution in my town." - This is ok because some tells us about the amount of pollution.
"There is a pollution in my town." - This is NOT ok because a is only used with countable nouns (a car, a boy) and pollution is uncountable. Water, traffic and snow are other examples of uncountable nouns.
●Real Nouns
Don't use articles with real nouns i.e. the names of people or places.
We DO NOT say: "I want to visit the Spain."
Now try this articles quiz:example
1 - Where's ___ knife I was just using?
a
(no article needed)
the.
●When to use The》
Use the before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific.
"The teacher I spoke to at the school was very friendly." - Here we are talking about one specific teacher (the one I spoke to).
●When to use A/An》
When we are referring to any member of a group we use a/an. It is not important which one we are talking about.
"I want to buy a new car." - There are many types of car. It does not matter yet which type I want.
Compare this sentence with:
"I want to buy the car we looked at yesterday." - We use the here because we are talking about a specific car (the one we looked at).
●When NOT to use articles
A and the are not used with...
●Plural Nouns
"Boys like soccer." - This sentence is ok because we are talking to boys in general (all boys).
"The Boys in my school like soccer." - This is ok because we are talking about specific boys (the ones in my school).
●Uncountable Nouns
"Pollution is a problem." - Pollution is an uncountable noun (a mass noun).
"The pollution in my town is a problem." - This is ok because we are talking about a specific location.
"There is some pollution in my town." - This is ok because some tells us about the amount of pollution.
"There is a pollution in my town." - This is NOT ok because a is only used with countable nouns (a car, a boy) and pollution is uncountable. Water, traffic and snow are other examples of uncountable nouns.
●Real Nouns
Don't use articles with real nouns i.e. the names of people or places.
We DO NOT say: "I want to visit the Spain."
Now try this articles quiz:example
1 - Where's ___ knife I was just using?
a
(no article needed)
the.
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