THE USE OF ARTICLES. BASIC RULES

WHICH ARTICLE IS USED WITH SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS?

• ZERO

  (-)

• THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE

  (A/AN)

• THE DEFINITE ARTICLE

  (THE)

WHICH ARTICLE IS USED WITH PLURAL NOUNS?

• ZERO

  (-)

• THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE

• THE DEFINITE ARTICLE

WHICH ARTICLE IS USED WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS?

• ZERO

• THE DEFINITE ARTICLE

• THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE

WHICH ARTICLE CAN BE USED TO REPRESENT A NOUN THAT IS FIRST MENTIONED ?

• ZERO

• THE

• A/AN

WHICH ARTICLE IS USED TO REPRESENT A NOUN THAT IS MENTIONED FOR THE SECOND TIME?

• ZERO

• A/AN

• THE

IN WHICH CASES SHOULD WE USE THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE?

• IN EXCLAMOTARY SENTENCES WITH 'WHAT'

• WITH THE ORDINAL NUMERALS

• WITH SUPERLATIVE DEGREES

• AFTER THE PHRASES 'HERE COMES, THERE GOES, THERE IS'

IN WHICH CASES SHOULD WE USE THE DEFINITE ARTICLE?

• WITH UNIQUE OBJECTS

• WITH OF-PHRASES

• TO DENOTE A REPRESENTATIVE OF A GROUP OR CLASS

• IN THE MEANING OF 'ONE'

IN WHICH CASE IS 'THE' USED?

• SHE IS ....ONLY PERSON I CAN TRUST

• SHE IS ....ONLY CHILD IN THE FAMILY

IN WHICH CASE IS 'A' USED?

• THIS IS ... BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ

• THIS BOOK IS ... BEST SELLER

WHY DO WE USE THE DEFINITE ARTICLE IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

'SHE IS IN THE GARDEN'

'OPEN THE DOOR'

'THE CAKE IS ON THE TABLE'

• THE NOUNS DENOTE UNIQUE OBJECTS

• THE SITUATION MAKES THE NOUN CLEAR

• THE CONTEXT MAKES THE NOUN CLEAR