Articles

Articles

1. a/ an

   • a / consonant  an / vowels
   • singular nouns
   • first time mentioned
   • unspecific
   • There is a lamp in the room .
   • There isn't an armchair in the room.
   • C

2. the

   • C/ UC
   • Specific
     • I have to go to the dentist
   • already mentioned
     • I bought 2 t-shirts & a tie . The tie is blue.
   • Unique things
     • The sun heats the Earth.
   • Defined things
     • The house which is next to ours is 300 years old .
   • the superlative
     • John is the tallest.
   • names
     • seas , oceans & rivers
       • The Black Sea. The Indian Ocean.. The Nile River.
     • desserts & mountain ranges.
       • The Empty Quarter Dessert. The Alps.
     • Countries in the plural
       • The USA
   • nationalities
     • whole nation
     • The Chinese invented paper.
   • Surnames
     • The Simpsons came to visit us .
   • Hotels , restaurants, museums
     • The Hilton, The Pasta House , The British Museum.
   • Newspapers,services, organisations
     • The Guardian ,the police ,the United States.

3. X the

   • general or not mentioned before
     • Whales are mammals
   • names of people, streets ,cities, countries , continents, island & mountains
     • Alex , Oxford Street , Rome , Italy , Europe , Hawaii, Mount Everest.
   • days , months
     • on Monday , in June
   • with meals
     • only before specific meals , I didn't enjoy the dinner on the plane . 
     • What did you have for breakfast
   • subjects & languages
     • Maths , Arabic
       • when not followed by language