I had an apple at lunch, A = one, It is a bed. There is an orange. I have a computer., We use A when we are simply naming the object., A pig is an animal. A doctor is someone who works at the hospital., We usually use A when we give definitions., We use A to name a member of a group, Look! There is a black cat on the street. (Later) Remember I told you about the black cat?, We use A when we talk about something for the first time, A lot of apples, a pair of sneakers, Quantifiers with A, There are apples on the table. They are doctors, No article with many objects, I hate chocolate. There is milk in the fridge. This is art! I am listening to music., No article with uncountable nouns and abstract terms., It's my dog. I like your sweater. I have one apple. This house is old., No article IF one, my, this, I have breakfast at 8 am. I have dinner at 8 pm. I want sushi for supper., No article with meals. BUT the breakfast was good (when talking about food)!, I go to work. I have school in the evening. I am at home., With work, school, uni, home when we talk about abstract terms. BUT the school is big=building. The work is difficult=specific activity, It is a kind black cat / The black cat is kind. The doll is cute., We usually use THE with the subject (подлежащее) when we are talking about a specific thing., It is a book on the table / It is the book that my father gave me, We use THE to talk about very specific thing, person, I want to go for a walk in the forest (There is only one forest where you live). Let's go to the market., We use THE, when we talk about only one possible thing, We use THE with unique things, We use THE with ordinal numbers and superlatives

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