Nouns in the English System
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an hour, an honourable man, an elephant, or an apple. When or how to use this article is shown
below:
1. It is used to mention a thing/person that is not particular for the first time. In this case, it is used to make a generalization. • I saw a boy standing in front of that house yesterday. Here, the speaker is not talking about one specific boy. S/he is only referring to one boy out of the whole of human beings under the same age-group classified as boys. 2. It is used to refer to one’s occupation/profession. • • My brother is a captain in the army. Exception: An indefinite article is not used before names of meals except when they are preceded by an adjective. • We usually have breakfast at half past six. But • We had a wonderful dinner last night. B. a Definite Article and Its Use The definite article the is used for singular and plural nouns and for all genders: the boy,
uncountable nouns which are singular or plural are defined as particular specimens or groups of their kind the definite article the is used before them. In line with this use, Spankie (1975:2—3) suggests that this article cannot be used before uncountable (abstract) nouns particularly, “except when they are clearly defined in the sentence”. Consider the examples below:
2 • Health is wealth. à
• Silence is golden. à The silence in the forest is very restful. 1. It is used before a noun which has become definite/specific as a result of being mentioned a second time. Here, the listener knows which boy the speaker is talking about. • Yesterday, I saw a boy standing in front of that house. The boy was wearing a blue jacket. 2. It is used before a noun which is made definite/specific by the addition of a phrase or clause. • I always remember the girl that I met at Malioboro Mall last week. 3. It is used before a noun which by reason of locality can represent only one particular thing.
• Ann is in the garden (the garden of this house). • He passed the wine (the wine on the table). 4. It is used before musical instruments. • She learnt to play the flute. 5. It is used before a noun of which there is only one, or which is considered as uniquely one. This may also comprise works of art and historical regions: the earth, the sea, the sky, the weather, the North Pole, the Mona Lisa, the Fifth Symphony, the Eiffel Tower, the Holy Land, the Acropolis, and the Borobudur Temple. 6. It is used for all geographical names for natural waters and canals, except lakes: the Red Sea, the Pacific Ocean, the Suez Canal, the English Channel, the Dardanelles; but Lake Como, Lake Superior, Lake Toba. 7. Chains of hills and mountains take this article before them: the Andes, the Himalayas, the Menoreh. But individual hills and mountains usually do not take it: Mt. Everest, Mt. Blanc, Download 0.6 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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