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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Ut enim ad minim Ut enim ad minim Use when the listener does not know which particularperson or thing you are talking about. There is a dog next to my computer. How to use articles in English www.nativespeakeronline.com A/AN Special omissions of 'the' Names of meals the sunthe moonthe Internetthe seathe worldthe fastest animal in the world Normally without 'the' Names of people: Michelle ObamaAlbert Einstein Countries, regions, cities: Australia London Countries which include 'Republic', 'Kingdom' or 'States': the United Kingdomthe United Statesthe Czech Republic Mountains and lakes: Mount EverestLake Michigan Seas, oceans, rivers: the Black Seathe Atlantic Oceanthe Amazon Plural names: the Smithsthe Caribbean Islandsthe States Streets, squares, parks: Oxford StreetHyde ParkTimes Square the University of Londonthe Statue of Libertythe Republic of Ireland Buildings which begin with the name of a person or place: Oxford UniversityBuckingham PalaceHarvard University Buildings which do not begin with the name of a person or place: the White Housethe Taj Mahal Theatres, cinemas, museums, galleries, hotels: the Louvrethe Sheraton Hotel Companies: AppleGoogleCoca ColaMcDonalds Institutions: the BBC the CIA Nativespeakeronline.com Learn natural English online ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Only use 'a/an' before singular countable nouns. You cannot use articles with my, your, his, her, its,our, their, this, that, these and those. Use when the listener knows which particular person or thing you are talking about. Look at the dog next to my computer. You can use 'the' before singular nouns, plural nouns and uncountable nouns. We often use 'the' when there is only one of something: THE We do not normally use 'the' before the names of meals: School, hospital, church, prison, etc. We do not use 'the' when we are thinking of the idea or use of a school, hospital, church, prison, university or college: I had a wonderful breakfast. But we use 'the' when we give extra information about a particular meal: Noun + number We do not use 'the' before a noun + number: If there is an adjective before the name of the meal, we use 'a': The breakfast was excellent. ___ What time is lunch? Anna's daughter is at school. (as a pupil) Anna is at the school. (as a visitor) When we are thinking about a particular school, hospital etc., we use 'the': Other expressions Turn to Page 10. We do not use 'the' in the following expressions: Jill is sick. She's in bed.I'm going home now.What time do you start work? Talking in general When we are talking about particular things or people, we normally use 'the': I like cats, but I don't like dogs. Do you drink coffee? When we talk about things or people in general, we do not normally use 'the': I don't know the people who live next door. We can use 'the' + singular countable noun to talk about a type of animal, machine, currency, musical instrument, etc.: The telephone was invented in 1876.Can you play the piano?The elephant is the heaviest land animal in the world. ___ ___ We can use 'the' + adjective to talk about a group of people in general: the rich the poor the Chinese the British the young Names Names with 'of': Normally with 'the'
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