Articles 34, 35, 36

Tamar Mikeladze II year students English language and literature

a/an is used
Listener doesnt know which person or thing we are talking about We refer to something for the first time To describe something To describe the job/character of a person

Zero article is used with

Plurals and uncountable nouns in general Most countries, cities, states Geographical areas, lakes, mountains, islands Most streets Names of buildings with names Names Meals General historical reference by + transport Certain words (hospital, home, prison, bed, class, court, work, school, university, sea)

The is used with

When it is clear which thing/person we are talking about Something we have mentioned before Phrases including of Only one of something (the moon) Nationalities and other groups The musical instruments Superlatives Fixed phrases (the sooner, the better) Names of ships Oceans Rivers

Determiners (36)
All + plural noun+ plural verb All students are waiting outside. All day, all night, all the time (noun singular) All + of + the/my Not + all All (pronoun) e.g. All I want

Some

With countable (-s)/uncountable Is not used with not

No With singular and plural nouns e.g. No students / No student Is not used with negative word None None of the e.g. None of the guests are/ is here yet. None at all, Not one, Not a single one

Each, Every

Similar, both followed by singular noun

Each Groups of the members separately Used with one Each of Used after the subject, or at the end of the sentence

Every Members of the group together Every of Both (the one and the other) With plural noun and verb

Either (this one or the other one) Singular noun and verb Either + side/end= both e.g. There are trees on either side of the street Either + of

Neither (not this one or the other one) e.g. Neither colour matches the walls.

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