articles_v_tablice

1. ARTICLES

‘A/AN’
1) Singular
countable nouns
first mentioned:
I bought a dress.
2) Relating to a
category:
He is a student.
3) With Mr, Mrs or
Miss about an unknown person:
A Mr.Bin called me.
4) Measurements:
- price in relation to
weight:
two pounds a kilo
- distance in
relation to time:
80 km an hour
- frequency:
twice a week
‘THE’
1) All nouns already mentioned:
I bought a dress. The dress is blue.
2) Nouns followed by specification:
The roses in the park are very nice.
3) Nouns that are unique:
the sun, the Internet, the Tube,
the radio (but: TV)
No article
1) Uncountable and plural
countable nouns when talking
in general: Roses smell nice.
2) Days, months & holidays:
This year Easter is in April.
3) Colours: Dark blue suits her.
4) Families: the Windsors
4) With proper names:
Mark lives in Paris.
5) Countries with words ‘state’,
‘kingdom’, ‘republic’, etc: the USA,
the Russian Federation
5) Continents, countries, cities:
Rome is the capital of Italy (but
the Netherlands, the Hague)
6) Nationalities: the Japanese
6) Languages: I speak English.
7) Cinemas, theatres, museums:
the Bolshoi Theatre, the Kremlin
7) Streets, squares, bridges,
parks:Oxford Street, Hyde park
8) Ships,trains,aircraft:The Titanic
8) Railway stations, airports,
ports: Charring Cross
9) Organizations: the Alpha Bank,
the Moscow State University
9) Sports: I like basketball.
10) Hotels: the Marriott
10) Games: I often play chess.
11) Rivers,seas,oceans:the Red sea
11) Lakes: Ontario, Baikal
12) Groups of islands: the Maldives
12) Individual islands: Tenerife
13) Mountain ranges: the Urals
13) Individual mountains:
Everest
14) Deserts: the Sahara
17) Magazines/papers: The Times
15) Musical instruments: the piano
16) Dances: the tango
18) Titles: the King, the President
(but no articles before titles with
proper names: Queen Victoria)
19) Adjectives/adverbs in the superlative form: the most honest man
14) Drinks & meals:
I drink juice at lunch.
15) with possessive adjectives:
This is my car.
16) with the words bed, church,
college,court, hospital, prison,
school, university, work, home:
She is at school / at home.
17) with ‘Father’ or ‘Mother’
when spoken of our own family
20) With ‘only’, ‘last’, ‘first’ (used as
adejctives): He was the last to come.
18) with by+transport: by bus
21) With ordinal numerals: I live on
the sixth floor.
19) with the names of illnesses:
He’s got malaria.