Use and omission of the article

1. 1
THE ARTICLE

2. 2
●We use A/n. The indefinite article
●When we don't know or it isn't important which one:
eg: He was working in a hardware.
I saw a falling star in the sky last night.
●When we define a word
eg: A knick knack is a small decoration
●With jobs: eg: He is a foreman
●To talk about a person or thing for the first time:
eg: They've got a computer's address book

3. 3
We use The
●The is a definite article. We use before a singular noun
after the first mention. The makes a noun specific-It is
known and understood by the speaker and the listener.
eg: She wrote it in the computer's address book. (both the
speaker and the listener know which book they are referring
to)
● With superlatives:
eg: She's the most beautiful girl in the world

4. 4
We use the
●Nouns that are unique: the moon, the Colosseum
The North Pole star
●Before musical instruments: the piano, the saxo.
●Before the names of theatres, cinemas, museums,
hotels,newspapers and organizations

5. 5
DON'T USE THE ARTICLE
●To speak in general with plurals and uncountable nouns
eg.Women are more intelligent than men
I prefer vodka to gin.
●Before material and abstract nouns used in a general sense:
eg:Gold is a precious metal.Honesty is the best policy.
● With noun+number
eg: 30% of 40, page 23, room 105
Our train leaves from Platform 7

6. 6
No article
Don't use the with
prison, hospital,school,
university,church when
you are thinking of the
general idea of those
places
Eg: After school she
always goes to church
Bed, work, home
without article
go to bed, be in bed,
go to work, be at work,
start work, go home,
arrive home, be at home

7. 7
No article
We do not normally use
the article with the
names of meals:
Breakfast, lunch,
dinner
eg: we had breakfast in
bed
We usually say the radio
but television.
We heard the news on the
radio and the
documentaries on television

8. 8
The with geographical names
● Oceans
● Seas
● Rivers
● Groups of islands
● Mountain ranges
● Desserts
The Atlantic Ocean
and The Canary
Islands
The Himalayas and
The Ganges
The Red Sea and The
Titanic

9. 9
We don't use tha article with:
Mount Teide in Vilaflor
Tenerife, Spain
Continents,countries,
regions,states,provinces,
islands, towns and cities.
But we use the with
Republic, Kingdom,
States
Roads, streets, parks,
shops and restaurants
Individual mountains and
lakesHarrods in London, at
Brompton Rd near
Pepe's restaurant

10. 9
We don't use tha article with:
Mount Teide in Vilaflor
Tenerife, Spain
Continents,countries,
regions,states,provinces,
islands, towns and cities.
But we use the with
Republic, Kingdom,
States
Roads, streets, parks,
shops and restaurants
Individual mountains and
lakesHarrods in London, at
Brompton Rd near
Pepe's restaurant