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The articles
College Watson and Crick EnglishThe articlesTeacher Ivette Jazmin Contreras
Use the definite article the to talk about the following:
inventionsWhen was the telephone invented?
• mountain rangersThey went skiing in the Swiss Alps.
• rivers, seas and oceansThe river Volga flows into the Caspian Sea.
• species of animalsThe domestic cat has lived alongside humans since the time of Pharaohs.
island groupsThe Seychelles are a group of islands in the
Indian Ocean.
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• cinemas, theatreWe are going to the Odeon this evening
•hotelsThe Grand Hotel is in Baker Street.
• desertsThe sand on this beach was imported from the Sahara.
newspapersWhich newspaper shall I buy – the Independent or the
Herald?
• organisationsHe used to work for the BBC.
• museums, art galleriesYou should go to the Science Museum. It’s very interesting.
• national groupsThe Welsh are famous for their singing.
Also use the definite article:
• to talk about previously mentioned thingsThere is a cat in the yard. The cat is black.
• to talk about particular nouns when it is clear what we are referring toWhere is the dog? I want to take him for a walk.
• when there is only one of somethingThe earth goes round the sun.
He is the tallest boy in our class.
• with superlatives
Use the indefinite article a/an: with (singular) jobs, etc.She is a doctor.
• in exclamationsWhat a lovely dress!
• with these numbers: 100, 1,000, 1,000,000There were over a hundred people at the party.
• with singular countable nouns (mentioned for the first time or when it doesn’t matter which one).I need a pencil.
The zero articleUse no article (the zero article) to talk about: continentsThey are travelling through Asia.
• countriesHave you been to Russia?
• mountainsThey have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
• lakes
Chicago is on Lake Michigan.
villages, towns, cities
We live in Tartu.
• streets, roads, etc. He lives in Oxford Street.
• magazines
Do you read Time magazine?
• illnesses
He’s got flu.
• uncountable, plural and abstract nouns used in their general senseLove makes the world go round.We buy fruit and vegetables at the market.
Also use no articles in the following expressions:
to/ at/ from school/university/ college
in/ to class to/ in/ into/ from church to/ in/ into/ out of prison/
hospital/ bed to/ at/ from work for/ at/ to breakfast/ lunch/
dinner by car/ bus/ bicycle/ plane/
train/tube/ boat/ on foot