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    The document discusses the use of definite, indefinite, and no articles in English. It provides examples of when to use the indefinite articles "a" and "an", the definite article "the", and when no article is needed. Some key uses include: 1. Using "a"/"an" for singular countable nouns being referred to for the first time. 2. Using "the" to refer to something that is obvious or identifiable from context, or that is unique. 3. Not using an article for plural nouns, uncountable nouns, names of people, places, sports, meals and more when referring to them in general terms.

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    The document discusses the use of definite, indefinite, and no articles in English. It provides examples of when to use the indefinite articles "a" and "an", the definite article "the", and when no article is needed. Some key uses include: 1. Using "a"/"an" for singular countable nouns being referred to for the first time. 2. Using "the" to refer to something that is obvious or identifiable from context, or that is unique. 3. Not using an article for plural nouns, uncountable nouns, names of people, places, sports, meals and more when referring to them in general terms.

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    The document discusses the use of definite, indefinite, and no articles in English. It provides examples of when to use the indefinite articles "a" and "an", the definite article "the", and when no article is needed. Some key uses include: 1. Using "a"/"an" for singular countable nouns being referred to for the first time. 2. Using "the" to refer to something that is obvious or identifiable from context, or that is unique. 3. Not using an article for plural nouns, uncountable nouns, names of people, places, sports, meals and more when referring to them in general terms.

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    ARTICLES:

    DEFINITE, INDEFINITE AND NO ARTICLE


    The Indefinite Article – A / AN: a book

    1. Singular nouns and the first time we refer to a table


    a person, animal or thing: a clock
    a child an elephant a television a university (because the beginning of
    2. We don't use A/AN with possessive university sounds like YOU-niversity)
    pronouns, demonstratives or cardinal numbers: AN is used when the next word begins with a
    My shirt is dirty. vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).
    This car is expensive. an apple
    One person is in the reception an elephant
    3. We use ONE (or more) instead of A/AN an umbrella
    when the number is important: an hour (because the H is silent)
    There is only one exit from the airport.
    A is used when the next word begins with a
    consonant sound (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k etc).
    ARTICLES:
    DEFINITE, INDEFINITE AND NO ARTICLE
    The Definite Article – THE: 4. Something that is unique or there is only
    one:
    1. A singular or plural noun when it is
    clear/obvious which person or thing we are the sun the moon the internet.
    talking about: 5. Names of rivers, seas, oceans, mountain
    There is a lamp in my bedroom. (we ranges and deserts (always in capitals):

    mention the lamp for the first time) The Mississippi River

    The lamp is next to the desk. The Black Sea

    2. Anything which we identify immediately: The Andes

    We watched the new Brad Pitt movie last The Sahara Desert

    night. 6. Directions (cardinal points):

    3. Musical instruments (the violin, the guitar, the west


    the flute): the south-east
    His favorite musical instrument is the the north-west.
    piano.
    ARTICLES:
    DEFINITE, INDEFINITE AND NO ARTICLE
    Netherlands, The Czech Republic, The
    No Article: Philippines).
    1. When we refer to general ideas, plurals or 
    4. Lakes, single islands, continents or
    uncountable nouns we do not use THE:
    mountains:
    Religion is an important issue. (NOT The
    Lake Victoria Jamaica Asia Mt Fuji
    religion is an important issue)
    5. Planets:
    Mexican food is spicy. (NOT The Mexican
    Mars Jupiter Saturn
    food is spicy).
    6. Sports or games:
    2. Names of people, books and plays (unless it
    soccer tennis skiing monopoly
    is part of the title):
    7. Meals:
    I have read Romeo and Juliet.
    breakfast lunch dinner
    3. Towns, cities, states and countries:
    Cape Town Montana Vietnam
    (Exceptions – The USA, The UK, The

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