(Articles. Indefinite and definite Articles.)
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the, a (an),
1. /an:
, :
a pen, a book, a table, a tie, a desk
an , :
an umbrella, an apple, an orange, an aim
, : an orange - a tasty orange, a house an old house.
. ( ).
e.g. I need a pen or a pencil.
Do you sell textbooks in this shop?
. , , .
:
e.g. Do you want to see a new film?
( ).
e.g. There is snow on the ground, on the houses, on the trees.
:
- : Mike is a student. Ann is an engineer.
- there is:
There is a good library in our school. There is an easy text in lesson 4.
- have/has: I have a sister. She has an aunt.
- : Send me a pen.
- It isThis is.That is.: It is a bad pen. This is a nice book.
2. the:
, ( ). , , .
e. g. I think the dress is too long.
:
) , , , : the United States, the Black Sea, the Arctic Ocean.
) ( ): the Volga, the Thames, the Mississippi, the Alps
) : the first man, the second lesson.
) : the shortest way, the best boy.
) , : the sun, the moon, the earth, the sky, the air.etc.
) : the north, the south, the west, the east.
) :
the Browns, the Smirnovs..etc.