Determiners
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Publicado: 14 de enero de 2013
DETERMINERS: “THE”
Monday, March 26, 2012
THE - Definite Article
Something already mentioned or known: He loves jokes... The jokes he tells are hilarious
THE
Specify which person or thingyou are talking about. eg. The book that I recommended. Only one in the universe. eg. The sun It can be used with any noun: count (singular or plural or noncount: - She crashed THE car - He sharesall THE knowledge he has. - The workers are afraid to stand up for their rights.
Monday, March 26, 2012
OTHER USES
...when using one thing as an example to say something about all things of thesame type. e.g.: The computer allows us to deal with a lot of data very quickly. / My father's favourite flower is the rose. ...when referring to something of which there is only one in a particularplace. e.g.: Mrs. Robertson heard that the church had been bombed / He decided to put some words on the blackboard. ...when referring to a system or service. e.g.: I don't like using the phone. / Howlong does it take on the train?
Monday, March 26, 2012
...with the name of a musical instrument when talking about someone's ability to play the instrument. e.g.: `You play the guitar, I see,'said Simon. ‘The' is not normally used with proper nouns that are people's names. However, if you are talking about a family, you can say `the Browns'. ... with some titles, such as `the Queen ofEngland' ... with the names of some organizations, buildings, newspapers, and works of art. e.g. the United Nations, the Taj Mahal, the Times, the Mona Lisa.
Monday, March 26, 2012
... with someproper nouns referring to geographical places. e.g. the Bay of Biscay, the Suez Canal, the Arabian Gulf, the Pacific Ocean. ... with countries whose names include words such as `kingdom', `republic',`states', or `union'. e.g. the United Kingdom... (NOT with countries that have singular nouns as their names: China, Italy, etc.) ... with names of mountain ranges and groups of islands. e.g. the Alps,...
Monday, March 26, 2012
THE - Definite Article
Something already mentioned or known: He loves jokes... The jokes he tells are hilarious
THE
Specify which person or thingyou are talking about. eg. The book that I recommended. Only one in the universe. eg. The sun It can be used with any noun: count (singular or plural or noncount: - She crashed THE car - He sharesall THE knowledge he has. - The workers are afraid to stand up for their rights.
Monday, March 26, 2012
OTHER USES
...when using one thing as an example to say something about all things of thesame type. e.g.: The computer allows us to deal with a lot of data very quickly. / My father's favourite flower is the rose. ...when referring to something of which there is only one in a particularplace. e.g.: Mrs. Robertson heard that the church had been bombed / He decided to put some words on the blackboard. ...when referring to a system or service. e.g.: I don't like using the phone. / Howlong does it take on the train?
Monday, March 26, 2012
...with the name of a musical instrument when talking about someone's ability to play the instrument. e.g.: `You play the guitar, I see,'said Simon. ‘The' is not normally used with proper nouns that are people's names. However, if you are talking about a family, you can say `the Browns'. ... with some titles, such as `the Queen ofEngland' ... with the names of some organizations, buildings, newspapers, and works of art. e.g. the United Nations, the Taj Mahal, the Times, the Mona Lisa.
Monday, March 26, 2012
... with someproper nouns referring to geographical places. e.g. the Bay of Biscay, the Suez Canal, the Arabian Gulf, the Pacific Ocean. ... with countries whose names include words such as `kingdom', `republic',`states', or `union'. e.g. the United Kingdom... (NOT with countries that have singular nouns as their names: China, Italy, etc.) ... with names of mountain ranges and groups of islands. e.g. the Alps,...
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