Verb To Be

The indefinite articles A/AN and the definite article THE
The indefinite article
* The indefinite article A/AN is used before singular countables nouns.
We use A before nouns beginning with aconsonant sound and AN
before nouns beginning with a vowel sound.
a dog an umbrella
* We use A/AN to say what somebody/something is or what someone's
job is .
My brother is a doctor. Adictionary is a book.
* We don't use A/AN with uncountable nouns. We use some instead.
some sugar some milk
* We don't use A/AN before an adjective when there's no noun after
it. But whenthere's a noun after it, we use A/AN according to the first
sound of the adjective.
I've got a flat in the center of the city.
It's big. It's also comfortable.
The definite article
* Thedefinite article THE is used when it is clear which thing or person
we are talking about, for example when the noun is mentioned for a
second time or is already known.
I can see a cat. The cat is white.* We use THE with nouns which are unique and before the names of
musical instruments.
the earth the sun the sky

the piano the guitar the violin
* We also use THE before thenames of rivers, seas/oceans, mountain
ranges, deserts, group of islands/states, families and nationalities.
the river Thames the Sahara the Smiths

the Pacific the USA the Chinese
* Wedon't use THE with plural nouns when we talk about them in
general.
Scorpions are very dangerous. Elephants live in Africa.
ENGLISH & FUN
ENGLISH & FUN
· We don't use THE before propernouns or names of meals or games/sports.

That is jack . I like playing tennis .
vet - artist - singer - pilot - bus driver - actress
* We don't use THE with thewords "school, church, prison, home, bed, hospital"
when we refer to the purpose for which they exist.
Michael is in prison. (= he is a prisoner)
George is in hospital. (= he is ill)
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