Grammar 2 S2 English studies BA Degree (Colleges and Universities) ONLINE LEARNING/ COURSES

Описание: Grammar 2 S2 English studies BA Degree (Morocco's universities)
Colleges and Universities

1 a/an (the indefinite article)
The form a is used before a word beginning with a consonant, or a vowel with a consonant
sound: a man a hat a university a European / a one-way street
The form an is used before words beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or words beginning
with a mute h:

an apple an island an uncle / an egg an onion an hour
or individual letters spoken with a vowel sound: an L-plate an MP an SOS an ‘x’
a/an is the same for all genders: a man/ a woman/ an actor / an actress a table
Use of a/an a/an is used:

A. Before a singular noun which is countable (i.e. of which there is more than one)
when it is mentioned for the first time and represents no particular person or thing:
I need a visa. They live in a flat. He bought an ice-cream.

B. Before a singular countable noun which is used as an example of a class of things:
A car must be insured


Omission of a/an a/an is omitted;

A. Before plural nouns.
a/an has no plural form. So the plural of a dog is dogs, and of an egg is eggs.
a/an and one
A. a/an and one (adjective)
1 When counting or measuring time, distance, weight etc. we can use either a/an or one for
the singular:
£1 = a/one pound £1,000,000 = a/one million pounds
But note that in The rent is £100 a week the a before week is not replaceable by one.
the (the definite article)


A. Form
the is the same for singular and plural and for all genders:
the boy the girl the day the boys the girls the days


B Use / The definite article is used:
1. When the object or group of objects is unique or considered to be unique:
the earth the sea the sky the equator the stars


Omission of the / The definite article is not used:

1. Before names of places, or before names of people.
2. Before abstract nouns except when they are used in a particular sense;
Men fear death but The death a/the Prime Minister left his party without a leader.
3. After a noun in the possessive case, or a possessive adjective:
the boy's uncle = the uncle of the boy It is my (blue) book = The (blue) book is mine.
4. Before names of meals:
The Scots have porridge/or breakfast but The wedding breakfast was held in her/other's
house.
5. Before names of games: He plays golf.
6. Before parts of the body and articles of clothing, as these normally prefer a possessive
adjective: Raise your right hand.

2
Omission of the before home, before church, hospital, prison, school etc. and before work,
sea and town / bed, church, court, hospital, prison, school/college/university
the is not used before the nouns listed above when these places are visited or used for
their primary purpose.

We go:
to bed to sleep or as invalids to hospital as patients to church to pray