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Articles
a/an
(indefinite)
when we say what something is or what it is like.
when we say what somebody's jos is.
when we mean any example of something.
to mean
per
or
for each
.
a
(before a singular noun beginning with a consonant sound)
"a cat,a game of golf"
an
(before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound)
"an apple, an hour"
when we mention something fot the first time.
the
(definite)
when it's clear what we're talking about
a) we've already mentioned it.
b) because there's only one of something.
c) because it's clear from the situation.
with most nationality words.
with a few countries and most goups of islands.
in various set phrases.
with an adjective to refer to everybody who has that characteristic.
with the names of rivers, mountain ranges, deserts and seas.
no article
when we're making generalisations.
with most countries, continents, towns, lakes and mountains.
with some nouns following a preposition.
with meals.
Quantifiers
some
in affirmative sentences and offers.
both/either/neither
to talk about two things.
no
(meaning not any)when we want to be emphatic.
whole
with singular countable nouns.
all
with uncountable nouns and plural nouns.
any
in negative sentences and questions.
with uncountable and plural nouns in affirmative sentences where the meaning is negative.
in affirmative sentences to mean it
doesn't matter which
.
(a) few/(a) little
(a) few with plural nouns and (a) little with uncountable nouns.
few/little
we use few/little instead of a few/ a little to emphasise the smallness of the number or quantity.
no
and
every
can't be followed by
of
. Instead, we say
none of
and
every one of
.
None of
takes a singular verb in forman contexts.
most quantufiers can be followed by
of
and a determiner (e.g. the, these, my, etc):
most of the..., a few of his..., all of us, each of them.
.., etc.
They sell 100kg of apples a week.
I was driving at 75 kilometres an hour.
I saw a movie yesterday. The movie was about love.
Would do like some coffee? I've got some coffee.
What's that? It's an apple.
He has a red car.
I live in Vilnius, in Lithuania.
North America is one of two continents of the Americas. They've just reached Mount Everest
.
My car has a little gas. I can remember a few of my high school friends.
Dogs don't like cats.
the sad/ the happy, the intellegent
My mom is a doctor.
I've got a new dog.
Is there a shop nearby?
When does the match
begin?
We could go to the theater (the theater that's near us.)
go to the shopping mall/cinema, play the guitar, listen to the music/radio/news
The Lithuanians are good at basketball.
The Mississippi, the Transhimalaya, the Arctic Desert, the Caribbean Sea
the United Arab Emirates, the Unaited States, the United Kingdom, the Dominican Republic,The Cayman Islands
on foot, at home, at night, by car/bus, in bed, at/in school
I had breakfast. What's for lunch?
Let's go out for dinner tonight.
I've got any coffee. Have you got any coffee?
All of us have been there. Each of them could be a great doctors in the future.
Every one of you should quiet down and listen to the teacher. None of us is good at maths.
Both his parents are doctors. You can buy water at either shop. Neither of us wants to leave.
I ate the whole box of popcorn.
I ate all the rice in the plate. All passengers must wear their masks on.
She has little gas and few dollars.
There's no point in blaming me for that crime.
No one really cares about it.
They gave me any information about the event. I came home without any good news.
which ice cream would you like? Any of these, it doesn't really matter.