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articles: a /a n , the, no article • W e use the:
1 w h e n w e ta lk a b o u t s o m e th in g w e ’ve a lre a d y m e n tio n ed .
a / an
2 w h e n it's c le a r w h a t y o u 're r e fe rrin g to.
3 w h e n th ere 's o n ly o ne o f so m e th in g .
1 I saw an old man w ith a dog. 2 17)))
2 It's a nice house. Sh e's a lawyer. 4 w ith p lace s in a to w n , e.g., movies an d theater.
3 W h a t an awful day! 5 w ith su p e rlative s.
4 I have cla sse s th re e tim e s a week.
n o a r t ic le

• W e use a / an w ith s in g u la r co u n ta b le n ouns:

1 the f ir s t tim e y o u m e n tio n a th in g / p erson.
1 Women u s u a lly ta lk m o re th a n men 2 19)))
Love is m o re im p o r t a n t th a n money
2 w h e n y o u say w h a t s o m e th in g is o r w h at
2 Sh e's n o t at home today.
so m e b o d y does.
I get b a ck from work at 5:30.
3 in e x c la m a tio n s w it h Wha t ...! 3 I n e v e r have breakfast.
4 in e x p re ss io n s o f frequ ency. 4 See y o u next Friday.

th e • W e d o n 't use a n a rticle :

1 w h e n w e are s p e a k in g in g e n e ra l (w ith p lu ra l an d u n c o u n ta b le nouns).
1 l saw a n o ld m a n w ith a dog. 2 18)))
C o m p a re :
The dog w a s b a rk in g .
I lovef l o w e r s. (= flo w e rs in general)
2 M y fa th e r o p e n e d the door.
The children are at sch o o l. I love t h e f l o w e r s in my garden. (= the s p e c ific flo w e rs in m y garden)
3 The moon goes a ro u n d the Earth. 2 w ith so m e n o u n s, (e.g., h om e, work, s c h oo l) a fte r a t / to If r o m .
4 I'm g o in g to the movies to n ig h t. 3 b e fo re m eals, days, a n d m o n th s.
5 It's the best re sta u ra n t in to w n . 4 b e fo re next / last + day, w eek, etc.

a (Circle) the correct answers. b C o m p le t e w it h a / a n , th e, o r - (= n o a r t ic le ) .

I lo v e ( w e ddi n g )/ th e w eddings! A W e ’re lo s t. L e t ’s s to p a n d b u y a m ap.
1 Jess is nurse / a nurse in a h o s p ita l. A h o spit al / B N o n e e d . I 'll p u t th e a d d re s s i n th e G P S .
Th e h o spi t al is fa r f r o m h e r h o u s e . 1 A H o w o ft e n d o y o u g o t o ______g y m ?
B A b o u t th re e t im e s ______w e e k . B u t I n e v e r
2 W hat a h o rr i b l e day / h o rr i b l e dayl W e 'll
g o o n _________ F rid a y s .
ha ve to h a ve o u r p ic n ic in th e c a r / a car. ^
A W h a t t im e d o e s ______t r a in leave?
3 M y w if e lik e s lo v e s t o r ie s / th e lo v e sto ries,
B In te n m in u te s . C a n y o u g iv e m e ______r id e t o ______ s ta tio n ?
b u t I p re fe r th e war m o vies / war m o vies. ^
A W h a t ______b e a u t if u l d re ss !
4 W e g o to t h e a t e r / th e t h e a t e r a b o u t B T h a n k s . I b o u g h t it o n ______s a le ______ la s t m o n th .
o n c e a m o n th / o n c e t h e m o n th. 4 A W h a t ’s ______m o s t in te r e s t in g p la c e to v is it in y o u r to w n ?
5 I ’m h a v in g dinn er / th e dinn er w it h so m e B P r o b a b ly _____ m u s e u m . I t’s _______o ld e s t b u ild in g in to w n .
fr ie n d s th e n e x t F r iday / n e x t F riday. 5 A W h a t s h o u ld w e d o ______n e x t w e e k e n d ?
B L e t ’s in v it e s o m e fr ie n d s f o r ______lu n c h . W e c o u ld e at o u ts id e
6 M y b o y f r ie n d is c h e f / a ch e f. I t h in k h e ’s
i n ______y a rd .
th e b es t c o o k I b e s t c ook in th e w o r ld .
6 A D o y o u l i k e ______d o g s?
th e windows /
7 I ’m n o t s u re i f I c lo s e d
B N o t re a lly . I p r e f e r ______ca ts. I t h in k th e y ’r e ______ b e s t p e ts.
windows b e fo re I le ft the h o m e / h o m e
A Is y o u r m o m ______ h o u s e w ife ?
t h is m o r n in g .
B N o , sh e ’s ______te a ch e r. S h e ’s a lw a y s t ir e d w h e n she g e ts h o m e
8 In g e n e ra l, I lik e d o gs / th e dogs, b u t I d o n ’t f r o m ______w o r k .
lik e d o gs I th e d o gs th a t liv e n e x t d o o r to m e. 8 A H a v e y o u e v e r h a d ______p r o b le m in y o u r r e la tio n s h ip ?

9 I g o t to th e s c h oo l / s c h oo l la te e v e ry d a y B Y e s, b u t w e g o t o v e r ______p r o b le m , a n d w e g o t m a r r ie d ______

t h e las t w ee k / last w eek . la s t year.

9 A W h e n i s _____ m e e tin g ?
10 I t h in k happin e ss / th e happin e ss is m o re
B T h e y 'v e c h a n g e d ______date. I t 's ______ n e x t T u e s d a y now .
success / th e success.
im p o r t a n t t h a n
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