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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