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Articles - Nguyễn Lê Cẩm Tú - 2167010078
Articles - Nguyễn Lê Cẩm Tú - 2167010078
• the sun
Something which is A moon ?
• the moon
considered there is only - In her picture, there is a
• the seaside
one in existence moon. (trường hợp ngoại lệ)
• the UN
THE + nouns that are (unique) The earth = Earth
• the government
always singular
Zero + plural
= a/an + simgular (as S)
= the + singular (as S)
=> nouns of animals and
plants with a general
meaning
Zero Special
About instruments The horn is one of the most difficult orchestral
Used to talk about
Article Groups generically instruments to play.
Money doesn’t necessarily bring happiness. things generally, not an
Students never like tests. individual item or
Musical instruments
example
About bands,
I used to play trumpet in my school orchestra.
orchestras, recordings,
Does that recording have Clapton on guitar?
etc.
adjective/
• Out with the old, bring in the new.
verb • This is the ultimate in the chocolate cake.
THE + adjective ➔
• The unknown is often very frightening.
abstract noun
• into the open, for the common good, out of the ordinary, in the
extreme, on the loose, to the full
the ... OF + a Lying by the side of the road we saw the wheel of a car.
Noun modifiers: the article of the guitar lessons = lessons in how to play the
Special first noun is dropped guitar
Uses
• We met on a wet Tuesday five years ago.
• She died on the Wednesday after the accident.
• There’s a Jane working at the reception.
A/ AN or THE with
• That’s not the Adam Smith I went to school with.
proper nouns
• The late Michael Jackson was very famous for his songs of peace.
• The artist Joseph Turner was a romantic landscape painter.
• The Robinsons are away this weekend.
• She’s an architect.
• Queen Elizabeth had dinner with President Kennedy.
Jobs and positions • The Queen had dinner with the President.
• He was elected (the) President in 1879.
• I want to see the President.