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a tree
a boy
a dog
a dog dogs
a beach an aunt
The first sound we speak is [j], so we The first sound we speak is [], so we
use a a unit use an an uncle
2.5. half/quite
The definite article the is the same for all genders in singular and in plural.
the wall
the soldier
the english
the computers
If the following word begins with a consonant, we speak [], if the following word begins with
a vowel, we speak [i:].
[] [i:]
the following word starts with a the following word starts with a
spoken vowel
spoken consonant
We have listed some examples in the following table. There you can see when we use the definite
article and when we don't.
the piano
the Times
The weekend is over on Monday I always remember the Monday when I had an
morning. accident.
July and August are the most The August of 2001 was hot and dry.
popular months for holidays.
We use the seasons of the year (spring, summer, autumn, winter) with or without the definite
article.
in summer
in the summer
The American English word fall is always used with the definite article the.
Sometimes we use the article and sometimes we do not. It often depends on the context. Watch
the following example:
In the first sentence we do not use the definite article, in the second we do. The student goes to
school for its primary purpose, so we do not use the article.
The mother might talk to a teacher, for example. She visits the school for a different reason. That's
why we use the definite article the in the second sentence.
Resume:
Common mistakes:
1) Some people use the when they talk about things in general.
I love the romantic films! => I love romantic films!
3) Sometimes its a common mistake to use the when they talk about things in general.
I want the book about the weather. => I want a book about the weather.