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Understanding the Definite Article "The" in English Grammar

This guide explores the restrictive meaning of the definite article "the" in English. It highlights its use before nouns to specify examples, such as when something has already been mentioned, with superlatives, names of countries, geographical areas, and unique objects. It also covers ordinal numbers and the correct use of "the" with certain phrases and musical instruments. Practice exercises are included to enhance understanding. Improve your grasp of this essential aspect of English grammar for better communication.

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Understanding the Definite Article "The" in English Grammar

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  1. Grammar Elementary Articles II.

  2. The – restrictivemeaning Wecan use thebeforenouns to restrictthe meaningto a specificexample: • Whenit has alreadybeenmentioned. A boy fell in love with a girl. Unfortunately, the girl wasn´t interested. Thereis a cat. Thecatisblack. • Withsuperlatives. Englishisthe most difficultsubjectforme. Thisisthebestbook I haveeverread.

  3. The – restrictivemeaning • Withnamesofsomecountries. TheUSA TheUK TheCzechRepublic • Withnamesofgeographicalareasandoceans. TheCaribbean The Sahara TheAtlantic

  4. The – restrictivemeaning • Becausewethinkofit as unique. thesun theworld TheQueen • Withordinalnumbers. thesecond thefirst thethird

  5. Remember Play theguitar, the piano, the violin, etc. (musical instrument). Sheplaysthe piano everyday. The top, theend, themiddle, theleftetc. My house isattheendofthestreet. The sun, themoon, theworld, thesea, theskyetc. Theskyisblueandthe sun isshining. The police, thefirebrigade, thearmy(of a city, country etc.) My brotheris a soldier. He is in thearmy. Theradio. I listen to theradio a lot. The Internet. Do you use the Internet much?

  6. We do not use thewith • television/TV I watch TV a lot. Whatis on televisiontonight? • breakfast/lunch/dinner I usuallyhave lunch atschool. Whatdidyouhavefordinner? • next/last + week/month/year/summer/Mondayetc. I am not workingnextweek. Whatdidyou do last Sunday?

  7. Comparea/anandthe • I´ve gota car. • Can I aska question? • Istherea hotel nearhere? • Pragueisaninteresting city. • Lisaisa student. • I´m going to cleanthe cartomorrow. • Canyourepeatthequestion? • Weenjoyedourholiday. The hotel wasexcellent. • PragueisthecapitaloftheCzechRepublic. • Lisaistheyoungeststudent in her class.

  8. Literatura CLARKE, S. MacmillanEnglish Grammar In ContextEssential. 1. vyd. Oxford: Macmillan Publisher Ltd, 2008. ISBN 978-1-5040-7049-2. MURPHY, R. Essential Grammar in Use. 3. vyd. Cambridge: CUP, 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7.

  9. Task 1) Writea fewsentences. Use bothdefinite and indefinitearticle. 2) Write a sentence withoutanarticle.

  10. Děkujiza pozornost.

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