Упоминая предмет впервые, мы употребляем перед ним неопределенный артикль (a, an) Упоминая этот же предмет вторично, мы ставим перед ним определенный артикль

2. Put in the article where necessary:

1. He hasn`t got ….. car. But he has …. computer. ….. computer is new. 2. This is …. copy-book. ……. copy-book is in English. 3. My … friend has no …. bicycle. I have …. bicycle. ……. bicycle is black. 4. We wrote …. dictation yesterday. ……… dictation was long. 5. When they were in Geneva, they stayed at … hotel. Sometimes they had dinner at ….. hotel and sometimes in … restaurant. 6. I got ….. letter from my ….. friend yesterday. ….. letter was interesting. 7. She has ….. daughters and one … son. Her …. son is ….. pupil.

REMEMBER!

Неопределенный артикль может употребляться только с исчисляемыми существительными в ед.числе. Перед неисчисляемыми существительными или существительными во множественном числе неопределенный артикль опускается. Определенный артикль употребляется как с исчисляемыми, так и с неисчисляемыми сущ. в ед. и мн. числе.

3. Put in the article where necessary:

1. These are pencils. ….. pencils are red. 2. This is ….. soup. …… soup is tasty. 3. In the morning I eat …… sandwich and drink …… tea. 4. She gave me …… coffee and ……cake. …… coffee was hot, …… cake was tasty. 5. He never eats ….. meat. He always eats …..vegetables. ….. cereals, ……fruit, …..nuts. 6. She bought …. meat, …….butter and …… potatoes yesterday. 7. She also bought …. cake. …… cake was tasty. 8. Do you like …. Ice cream? 9. We bought …..apples. ……. apples are good. 10. We ate …… cake with ….. tea. …… tea was pleasant.

REMEMBER!

Запомните словосочетания, в которых артикль не употребляется:

at school – в школе

at home – дома