sábado, 5 de febrero de 2011

Are you learning english? This is interesting for you.

Use of  "THE"
·Whit nouns when we are talking about something specific. If nouns is mentioned for a second time or is alredy known.
·We can answer the question "who" or "what"
Exe: I see a car.  The car is red. Which car? The red one.

·With nouns which are unique.
Exe: the earth, the sky, the sun, the Parthenon, the Taj mahal.

·Before the names  of rivers, seas, oceans, mountaing ranges, desert and groups of island or startes.
Exe: the Nile, the Meditarrean, the Atlantic, the Alps, the Sahara, the Bahamas, the USA.

·Before the names of musical instruments 
Exe: the piano, the guitar, the violin.

·Before nationalities and name of families 
Exe: the Chinese, the italians, the Simpsoms

·Before the words mornings, afternoon and evening.
Exe. I go to school in the morning.

DO NOT USE º THE º...
·With plural nouns when we talk about them in general.
Exe:
Lions are wild animals
The lions are wild animals 

·Before proper nouns
Exe:
This is Jane
This is the Jane

·Before name of meals and games or sports
Exe:
Tennis is an exciting sport.
The tennis is an exciting sport.

·Whit the words this-that-these-those.
Exe: This car, those bicycles.

.With the words school, church, bed, hospital, prision, home when we refer to the purpose of wich they exist.
Exe:
John goes school at 8.30 in the moorning.
I'd like sleep in the bed all nigth

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