a/an , , .
A/an :
- , :
Onlyageniuscanplayafool. (MichaelRapaport)
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. (Gandhi)
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What luck for rulers that men do not think.
- , , , :
Theyliveinanoldhouse.
the it, he, him, she, her:
GivemeamuseumandI'llfillit. (Pablo Picasso)
Theyliveinanoldhouse. Itwasbuiltin the last century.
, - , , a/an one:
Getmeacar. Iwantacar.
- :
A throneisonlyabenchcoveredwithvelvet. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
A bear (anybear, allbears) isadangerousanimal.
a/an , , . the:
PenguinsliveintheAntarctic.
ThepenguinlivesintheAntarctic.
( ) : Exceptionsalwaysoutnumberrules (Murphy'sLaws)
Bearsaredangerousanimals.
- - tobe, :
Boredomisagreatmotivator. (UmaThurman)
, the:
ThisisthehousethatJackbuilt. (MotherGooseRhymes)
- -:
John, afriendofmybrother, graduated from the university last year.
- , , , the:
Shakespeare, theoutstandingBritishpoet, wasbornin1564 inStratford-on-Avon.
Daniel Smith, the author of thesensational article in The Washington Times, gave a press conference.
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JohnandTom, managersofourdepartment, graduatedfromthesameuniversity.
- thereis (therewas, therewillbe, etc.) :
There is a right way, a wrong way, and my way of doing things. (misquote fromThe Caine Mutiny)
- , : a few - , ; a little - , ; a greatmany, a goodmany - ; acouple ; a ( one) dozen ; a ( one) score - :
Canada: Afewacresofsnow. (Voltaire)
- one: a ( one) hundred, a ( one) thousand, a ( one) million.
It's better to live one day as a lion, than a hundred as a sheep.
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- , :
Autumnisasecondspringwheneveryleafisaflower. (AlbertCamus)
- one: a ( one) third, a ( one) quarter
- half, : akiloandahalf oneandahalf kilos. : half a kilo.
- , , , , , : fivehryvnasakilo, 100 kilometersanhour, twiceaweek, 20padozen, 30 milesagallon. a/an=per.
- , -: twocoffeesand a tea - ;
- Mr., Mrs., Miss + : a Mr. Brown- ;
- , : a Renoir - ;
- , , , , :
Peterplaysfootballwell, butheisnot (a) Shevchenko.
the:
MozartwascalledtheRaphaelofmusic.
- -:
Hebought a Tavria.
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ShemarriedaThompson. |.
- what :
Whatasurprise!
- such, rather, quite :
Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow? (AlbertEinstein)
- akindof (, ), , :
Agreaterunityisneeded.
- - , , : a deliciousCalifornianwine
- , -:
Afteragooddinneronecanforgiveanybody, evenone'sownrelations. (OscarWilde)
- , , :
IspentawinterinEgypt.
- , , :
AcoldMayisausualthinginourcity. Imethimonahot Monday.Itwas a surprisinglymildwinter.
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IalwaysdoyogaonaMonday. He was born on a Monday.
- day, morning, evening, night, afternoon, : on a cold (hot, rainy, winter, etc.) day (morning, evening, night, afternoon);
- , , :
There wasa crescent moon last night.
a/an
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Theylivein a flat. Heboughtan ice-cream. | ||
, | A childneedslove. Its a rose. | |
Idlikeanapple. | ||
, , | Shellbe a doctor. Mydadis a politician. | . |
thereis, I havegot, thisis | Thereis a mistakeinthisword. Ivegot a coldagain. | |
what, such | What a surprise! Such a longqueue! | What a lotofflowers! What a lotoftrouble! |
Wehadbreakfast. Wehad a veryniceearlybreakfast. | Thebreakfastweorderedinnotreadyyet. | |
tohave a goodtime togo for a walk |
A/an one
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one, :
A wise man hears one word and understands two. (Yiddish Proverb)
One child is often not enough, but two children can be far too many. (Murphy's General Laws)
a/an, -, :
I need a cup of tea.
One day, evening, morning, night, week, month, year, summer, Monday, January, etc., , :
One day he walked out of the house and never came back.
oneday , (=some day):
One day you will be sorry to leave this place.
One one other/another:
One Man's Sunset is another Man's Dawn. (FievelMouskawitz)
One boy wanted to read, another wanted to watch TV.
a/an one .
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fruit , | a fruit | |
help | a help | |
hair | a hair | |
experience | anexperience | |
knowledge | a goodknowledgeoflife | |
hatred - | a hatredofviolence | |
education | a classicaleducation | |
pity | Its a pityyoucantgo. | |
fear | Thereis a fearthathehasbeenmurdered. | |
suspicion - | Wehave a suspicionthatshewontreturn. |