- •§1. Functions of Articles with Common Nouns. A (the indefinite article)
- •Тне (the definite article)
- •Is used with
- •X (the zero article)
- •Countable Nouns may have 3 articles
- •Uncountable Nouns (Abstract&Concrete) – 3 articles
- •§2. The use of the Definite article with Countable Nouns
- •2.1. Traditional use
- •2.2 The Generic Function of the Definite Article
- •!!! Restrictions on the use of nouns in generic function
- •The use of articles with some semantic groups of nouns
- •§3. Names of parts of the day
- •In the dead of night from morning till night
- •Attributive of-phrases - X
- •§4. Names of seasons
- •Fluctuation (the)
- •In, till, until, before, after.
- •§5. Names of meals
- •§6. Names of diseases.
- •Cold, chill, cough, a sore throat. Etc
- •§7. Articles modified by different attributes
- •Numerals
- •Participles
- •Infinitives
- •Clauses
- •Nouns in the common case
- •Nouns in the genitive case
- •Prepositional phrases
- •§8. The Use of Articles with Nouns Denoting Unique Objects
- •2. Names of unique notions.
- •The Use of Articles with Proper Names
- •§9.The Use of Articles with Names of Persons
- •§10. The Use of Articles with Geographic Names
- •Exceptions
- •1. Names of countries
- •2. Provinces
- •§11. The Use of Articles with Miscellaneous Proper Names
- •The Use of Articles with Uncountable Nouns
- •§12. The Use of Articles with Uncountable Concrete Nouns (names of materials)
- •§13. The Use of Articles with Uncountable Abstract Nouns
- •X (the nominating function)
- •Weather
- •Wind, life:
- •3) Due to the syntactic function of the n.
- •(Aspective function)
- •§14. Articles in Phraseology
- •1) Certain Countable Nouns in Their Phraseological Use.
- •X to play volleyball, hockey, golf, cards, tennis,
- •§15. The Use of Articles with Countable Nouns
- •In Syntactic Patterns
- •The noun sea - the
- •My notes, ideas, thoughts, questions…
Exceptions
1. Names of countries
The Russian Federation, The USSR, the USA, the Ukraine, the Argentine (but! Argentina), (the) Lebanon, the Netherlands (=the Low Countries), the Kameroon, the Senegal, (the) Congo, the Sudan
2. Provinces
The Crimea, the Caucasus, the Ruhr, the Tyrol, the Transvaal, the Riviera, the Saar
3. Cities The Hague
Always THE in common N+of+Proper name: the City of New York, the village of Grasmere, the Gulf of Mexico, the Straits of Gibraltar, the Straits of Malacca, the Bay of Biscay, the Bay of Bengal, the Gulf of Finland, the Lake of Geneva, the island of Majorca, the Rock of Gibraltar
§11. The Use of Articles with Miscellaneous Proper Names
X
Names of streets
parks squares |
Oxford Street, Southampton Row, Kingsway, Pall Mall, Piccadilly, Fleet Street, Whitehall, Wall Street, Fifth Avenue Hyde Park, Central Park, Memorial Park, Regent’s Park Trafalgar Square, Russell Square, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square |
Names of universities &colleges |
London University, Cambridge University, Oxford University, Harvard University, Trinity College |
Names of airports, railway stations |
London Airport, Moscow Airport, Victoria station |
Months and days of the week |
March, July, Monday, Saturday |
Names of languages |
French, English, Russian !!!! the English language!!! |
Names of separate buildings (Memorize!) |
Scotland Yard, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace But!! The Old Bailey, the Tower, The Royal Exchange |
Names of palaces and cathedrals |
Salisbury Cathedral, St. Basil’s Cathedral But! the Council of Pisa (an of-phrase) |
Names of bridges |
Tower Bridge, London bridge; but! The Bridge of Sighs |
THE
Names of universities and colleges |
The University of London, The University of Moscow |
Names of foreign streets
Parks
Squares |
The Rue de Rivoli (Paris), the Via Manzoni (MIlan), + the Strand, the High Street, the Mall (London)
The Gorki Park, the Tiergarten (Berlin), + the Snowdonia National Park (South Wales) The Red Square |
Names of theatres Museums Picture galleries Concert halls
Cinemas Clubs Hotels Towers |
The Colliseum Theatre, the Opera House, the Bolshoi Theatre The British Museum, the Scottish National Museum The National Gallery, the Tate gallery, the Hermitage The Festival Hall, the Albert Hall, the Chaikovsky Hall, the Carnegie Hall The Empire, the Dominion, the Odeon The National Liberal Club, the Rotary Club The Ambassador Hotel, the Savoy, the Continental H. The Eiffel Tower |
Names of ships/ boats |
The Sedov, the Titanic |
Newspapers and magazines |
The Times, the Guardian, the Lancet BUT! Give me a Times, please. |
Names of territories |
The Lake District, the Yorkshire Forests, the Kalinin region (a proper Name+Common Noun) |
Names of state institutions, organizations, political parties |
The Liberal Party, the National Trust, the London City Council, the Orthodox Church, the Supreme Court, the Soviet Army but! Parliament, (the) Congress, NATO |
Names of terms (e.g. gram. categories) |
The Past Indefinite, the Passive Voice, the Genitive Case |