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    The English article has fewer types than Romanian, with only definite and indefinite articles. The definite article "the" is used to indicate uniqueness, while the indefinite articles "a" and "an" differ based on whether the following word starts with a vowel sound or consonant sound. Additionally, "some" can be used as a plural indefinite article regardless of the following word.

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    The English article has fewer types than Romanian, with only definite and indefinite articles. The definite article "the" is used to indicate uniqueness, while the indefinite articles "a" and "an" differ based on whether the following word starts with a vowel sound or consonant sound. Additionally, "some" can be used as a plural indefinite article regardless of the following word.

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    The English article has fewer types than Romanian, with only definite and indefinite articles. The definite article "the" is used to indicate uniqueness, while the indefinite articles "a" and "an" differ based on whether the following word starts with a vowel sound or consonant sound. Additionally, "some" can be used as a plural indefinite article regardless of the following word.

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    The English article

    The English Language, unlike Romanian, has a much small number of articles. These
    dont concern gender and are of two types
     definite article
     indefinite articles

    Definite article (articolul hotărât)


    There is only one definite article in English – „the”
    The definite article is used to show the unicity of the noun it attaches to.

    Indefinite article (articolul nehotărât)


    There are two indefinite articles in English, but they have the same use, given English
    doesn’t use genders. The only difference between the two articles is the word they are used
    for:
    1. a – used for words starting with a consonant (e.g. a car, a mouse, a teacher)
    2. an – used for words starting with a vowel (e.g. an arrow, an apple, an elephant)

    English language also has a plural indefinte article - „some” (niște/câțiva) that is used
    regardless of the first letter of the word (some cars, some mice, some arrows, some elephants)

    Exercise 17. Supply the articles a, the if they are necessary.


    1. all of — sudden
    2. to play — violin
    3. as — result
    4. in — conclusion
    5. in — demand
    6. at — time
    7. to tell—truth
    8. to be in — hurry
    9. to be at — loss
    10. from — time to — time
    11 .once — week
    12.by — mistake
    13. from — head to — foot
    14.— other day
    15. as — matter of fact
    16.at — sunset
    17.in — loud voice
    18.to watch—TV
    19. at — first sight
    20.to listen to — radio
    21.— day before yesterday
    22.to be in — bed
    23. after — lunch
    24. for — example
    25.two times — day
    26.to tell — time
    27.in—fact
    28. by — bicycle
    29. to have — good time
    30.to take — seat

    Exercise 18. Choose the correct variant.


    1. It is washed by the waters of __.
    (A) an Atlantic Ocean
    (B) Atlantic Ocean
    (C) the Atlantic Ocean
    2. The Queen of Great Britain is not __.
    (A) the absolute
    (B) absolute
    (C) an absolute
    3. __ is the main modern art museum.
    (A) Tate Gallery
    (B) A Tate Gallery
    (C) The Tate Gallery
    4. __ drive on the left-hand side in their country.
    (A) the British
    (B) British
    (C) A British
    5. They are __.
    (A) a nice people
    (B) the nice people
    (C) nice people
    6. The acting was poor, but we enjoyed __.
    (A) music
    (B) a music
    (C) the music
    7. She simply loves __ and dancing.
    (A) music
    (B) a music
    (C) the music

    Exercise 19. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the, or leave blank.


    1. __ Alaska is the largest state in __ United States.
    2. She was driving at a speed of ninety miles __ hour.
    3. Abraham Lincoln was President of__ United States during __ Civil War.
    4. __ corn is the most important of all American crops.
    5. __water in this glass is not good.
    6. Jane and I had __ lunch at __ school cafeteria.
    7. __ Rocky Mountains stretch all the way from __ Mexico to __ Arctic.
    8. Richard wants to study __ Computer Engineering at __ Ohio State University.

    Exercise 20. Fill in the blanks with a, an or some, or leave blank.


    1. Have you got __ camera?
    2. Would you like to be __ actor?
    3. Bill's got __ big feet.
    4. Do you collect __ stamps?
    5. Tom always gives Ann __ flowers on her birthday.
    6. Those are __ really nice trousers. Where did you get them?
    7. What __ beautiful garden?
    8. What __ lovely children.
    9. __ birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly.
    10. Jack has got __ very long legs, so he's __ fast runner.
    11. You need __ visa to visit __ foreign countries, but not all of them.
    20
    12. I'm going shopping. I want to buy __ new clothes.
    13. Jane is __ teacher. Her parents were __ teachers too.
    14. When we reached the city centre, __ shops were still open but most of them
    were already closed.
    15. Do you enjoy going to __ concert?
    16. When I was __ child, I used to be very shy.

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