Grammar - Indefinite and Definite Article
Indefinite and Definite Article
1. When you mention a singular countable noun for the first time.
- I bought a pineapple and an apple.
- Have you seen a brown cat with long tail?
2. With professions:
- I´m a teacher.
- Are you a doctor?
3. With certain expressions: once a month, twice a day, etc.
- I go to the gym once a week.
- I drink water five times a day.
1. When there is only one of something:
- Where is the tallest building in the world?
2. When we are thinking of one particular thing.
- I saw the boy with the red jumper. (a particular boy)
3. When it is clear in the situation which thing or person we mean.
- I took my car to the airport. (the airport in the town).
4. Before "same".
- I have the same tennis racket as you.
5.With certain adjectives to refer to general class of people.
- The poor, the unemployed, the Spanish, etc.
- The Irish love drinking beer.
6. With certain public places.
- Last night we went to the cinema.
- They went to the restauant then they went to the bar.
1. With the names of people.
- Yesterdy I saw John.
2. With the names of continents, countries, states, islands, cities or mountains.
- I live in Cuffley a small village in England.
3. In general statements.
- Cats are very friendly animals.
4. In certain common prepositional phrases.
- At home, at university, in hospital, in bed, etc.
Practice
Put in "the" / "a" / "an" where necessary. Leave a space if the sentence is already complete.
| 1) | There isn´t airport near my house. nearest airport is 120 miles away. | |
| 2) | My uncle lives in modern house in countryside. He has very beautiful garden. | |
| 3) | Last month we went to cinema four times. | |
| 4) | Spiders are horrible creatures. | |
| 5) | Turn off lights and keep all of doors shut. | |
| 6) | Do you know Mrs Brown´s address? | |
| 7) | I was not feeling very well so I called doctor? | |
| 8) | Math is difficult subject. | |
| 9) | We all went on holiday in caravan. | |
| 10) | man left shop in a hurry. | |
| 11) | apple a day keeps doctor away. | |
| 12) | We have apartment in south of Spain. | |
| 13) | When she rang I was in bed with television on. | |
| 14) | People in Madrid are very friendly. | |
| 15) | In restaurant we ate soup with bread, them tasty French dish with potatoes, followed by nicest ice cream I´ve ever had. | |
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