Prépa Sciences Po – Anglais – Fiche 1 : Use of Articles A / The + Quiz

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• Publié par: lewebpedagogique
• Publié le: 10 septembre 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 35
• Langue: Français

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Professeur : Suzie Suriam

FICHE I Use of Articles A/The 1.We usetheto refer to nouns that have already been mentioned or when it is obvious what particular thing is being referred to. I boughtacar last month. I thought it was a good deal, butthecar is already causing me trouble. She told me aboutaboy she works with.Theboy is not very friendly.

Thereforetherefers to people or things that are definite, specific or unique:

2.Thenot used before a noun when the noun refers to something general and unspecific is and is uncountable or plural.

Time is money. Love is rare and precious. Boys will be boys. She works in real estate. Supermarkets are everywhere!

3.We usetheto refer to organizations such as

The police The army The fire brigade The civil service

4.We usetheto refer to unique institutions

The World Bank The United Nations The White House The Stock Exchange The Kremlin Abbreviation that have to be pronounced as single letters takethe(e.g. the BBC, the CIA, the SPCA). If the abbreviation can be said as a wordtheis omitted(NATO, etc.)

5.Countries and Nationalities.Theis used to refer to people belonging to nation

TheFrench TheGermans TheIsraeli ThePoles TheSpaniards

6.Plural names of countries, geographical areas or island groups

The British Isles TheCaribbean TheNetherlands TheFar East ThePacific

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