Special difficulties in the use of aricles

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THE

In set-expressions: by day, at night, from morning till night

In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening

With the words “early, late, broad”: early morning

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A

When a season shows a certain time of the year: It was spring.

When the name of the season modified by a descriptive attribute: It was a cold spring.

With the words “early, late, broad”: early autumn

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THE

You can get a proper course of treatment in hospital.

When the building or the place is meant: People can visit their relatives in the hospital.

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THE/A

When the nearest town is meant or the town we live in is meant: You can’t go to town.

In other cases

When the noun town is opposed to the word country: He was not used to country life, he used to live in town.

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THE

A

In other cases

When the definite meal is understood from the context: The dinner we had today was very nice.

If there is a descriptive adjective before the meal: We had a heavy breakfast.

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THE

If the name does not contain the word “language”: English, German

If the name contains the word “language”: the English language

The most

A most

Самый

Очень

Few/little

A few/a little

The few/the little

Мало

Немного

То немногое, которое

Two

The two

Два

Оба

The second

A second

Второй

Еще один

Another

The other

Какой-либо другой

Другой определенный

The number

A number

Число, количество

Много