Indefinite article (a/an): the thing has not been mentioned before: There was a new student in class today., fixed phrases: a few, once a week, with jobs in general: My husband is an architect., Definite article (the): the thins is unique: the Australian Prime Minister, the thing has been mentioned before: The man gave me a ticket. I looked at it, and saw that the ticket was a single., fixed phrases: at the end, go to the cinema, in the world, the other day, with superlative adjectives: the best, the most interesting, with phrases the...of...: the east of England, the last day of our holiday, parts of the day: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, centuries and decades: the 1990s, the 21st century, the names of theatres, museums, cinemas, hotels, galleries, mountains ranges, rivers, seas, canals, oceans, No article (-): when we talk about things in general: Do you like sport?, fixed phrases: at home, at work, with the following words when we talk about the purpose we use it for: school, prison, university, church, home, hospital, months, days, years, seasons, countries, continents, islands, states, town, cities, roads, streets, parks, bridges, shops, restaurants, mountains and lakes,

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