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Annotations:

• a / consonant  an / vowels

1. singular nouns
2. first time mentioned
3. unspecific
4. There is a lamp in the room .
5. There isn't an armchair in the room.
6. C

Annotations:

• C/ UC

1. Specific
   1. I have to go to the dentist
2. already mentioned
   1. I bought 2 t-shirts & a tie . The tie is blue.
3. Unique things
   1. The sun heats the Earth.
4. Defined things
   1. The house which is next to ours is 300 years old .
5. the superlative
   1. John is the tallest.
6. names
   1. seas , oceans & rivers
      1. The Black Sea. The Indian Ocean.. The Nile River.
   2. desserts & mountain ranges.
      1. The Empty Quarter Dessert. The Alps.
   3. Countries in the plural
      1. The USA
7. nationalities

   Annotations:

   • whole nation
   1. The Chinese invented paper.
8. Surnames
   1. The Simpsons came to visit us .
9. Hotels , restaurants, museums
   1. The Hilton, The Pasta House , The British Museum.
10. Newspapers,services, organisations
    1. The Guardian ,the police ,the United States.

1. general or not mentioned before
   1. Whales are mammals
2. names of people, streets ,cities, countries , continents, island & mountains
   1. Alex , Oxford Street , Rome , Italy , Europe , Hawaii, Mount Everest.
3. days , months
   1. on Monday , in June
4. with meals

   Annotations:

   • only before specific meals , I didn't enjoy the dinner on the plane . 
   1. What did you have for breakfast
5. subjects & languages
   1. Maths , Arabic

      Annotations:

      • when not followed by language