Structure
Structure: ‘Articles: a, an, the — or nothing?’
A, an, the — or nothing at all? Articles are the small words before a noun: a, an and the. English also uses no article at…
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Structure
Structure: ‘a / an / the 5’
This time in our structure help we go through some final thoughts in relation to using ‘the’. Use the with superlative adjectives. e.g. He is the…
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Structure: ‘a / an / the 4’
Focusing on ‘the’ We use ‘the’ when we it’s clear (or should be clear) which thing(s) or person(s) we are talking about. There are usually a…
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Structure: ‘a / an / the 3’
General tendencies when using articles 1) When talking in general about people or things we don’t use the with plural nouns or uncountable nouns. eg Planes…
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Structure: ‘a / an / the 1’
What are articles and when do we use them? In grammar terms, articles are ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’. These are some of the most common words…