martes, 7 de junio de 2011

Definite and Indefinite articles.

We use a / an with a singular noun when we talk about something for the first time . We use the with a singular or plural noun when we talk about something for the second time:
  • There´s a shirt here and a sweater. The sweater´s Rob´s and the shirt´s mine.
  • Here are my shirts and sweaters. The shirts are clean but the sweaters are dirty.
We use a /an when we talk about a thing but we do not say which thing it is:
  • She works in a shop in London.
We use the when it is clear which thing we mean because there is only one:
  • I live near the post office.
We use a / an when we:
- talk about a person´s job: Jenny´s a teacher.
- describe something or someone with the verb be: That´s a good book.

We use the with:
- musical instrumets: Rob plays the piano.
- the names of cinemas, theatres, museums and hotels:
the Picturehouse, the Globe Theatre, the British Museum, the Hilton Hotel

We do not use a / an / the with:
- sports and games: We sometimes play football.
- school subjects: I like Biology.
- meals: When´s dinner?
- the names of streets: Baker Street
- the names of countries, cities and towns: Japan, Rome, Cambridge 



For more information about "Indefinite articles" watch the video below.

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