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The article discusses the different types of articles in English: 1. The indefinite article "a" or "an" is used before nouns that are unknown or mentioned for the first time. It can also be used with quantities like "a few" or "many a". 2. The definite article "the" is used before nouns that are known or specific. It is also used with proper nouns like names and geographic locations. 3. There are three types of articles in English: the indefinite article and the definite article, as well as rules for using "a" versus "an".

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The article discusses the different types of articles in English: 1. The indefinite article "a" or "an" is used before nouns that are unknown or mentioned for the first time. It can also be used with quantities like "a few" or "many a". 2. The definite article "the" is used before nouns that are known or specific. It is also used with proper nouns like names and geographic locations. 3. There are three types of articles in English: the indefinite article and the definite article, as well as rules for using "a" versus "an".

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THE ARTICLE

The article is a part of speaking which stays near a noun. It shows if an object, a phenomen is
known or unlnown to the speaker.
It is all the time before the noun.

In English there are three types of articles:

I. The Indefinite Article: A/ AN

“A” is used before a word beginning with a consonant.


e.g.: a car, a book

“An” is used before a word wich begins with a vowel.


e.g. : an elephant, an hour

The uses of the indefinite article:

 When we know nothing about that noun, or is mentioned for the first time
e.g. There is a boy in the street.

 Before the name of a job, nationality, after de verbs TO Be, To Became


e.g. She is a teacher/ doctor
he will became a doctor.
You are an Englishman.

 Like a numeral
e.g. A boy is reading, two girls are playing.
A hundred

 Before LITTLE and FEW, to give them a bigger quantity


e.g. He has few books. (el are putine carti)
He fas a few books.( el are putine(ceva) carti)

 After MANY (and after it a noun for singular), QUAITE, RATHER, SUCH, WHAT,
WITHOUT, AS, HALF
e.g. Many a man would like this
She is quite a lady
Such a nice girl!
What a morning!
She is a lady without a husband.
Write this as an introduction.

 Before name of measures( time, distance, quantity)


e.g. once a day, twice a year, three miles an hour, a lot of( o multime de..), a couple(doi), a third( o
treime)
Expressions:
At a dinstance= la distanta
On a average= in medie
On a large/small scale= pe scara larga/redusa
With a view to= in scopul de a
It is a pity/ a shame= e pacat/ e rusine
To be in a hurry= a fi grabit
To have a fancy for= a avea chef de
To have an answer for everything= a avea raspuns la toate
To have an opportunity= a avea prilejul
To have a right to= a avea dreptul la
To have a talent for= a avea talent la/pt
To keep it a secret= a tine secret
To make a fortune=a aface avere
To make a fuss= a face caz
To take a seat= a lua loc
To go for a walk/ a sail/ a drive/ a ride= a se duce la plimbare pe jos/ cu yola sau cu vaporul/cu
automobilul/cu bicicleta sau calul

II. The definite Article: THE

We pronounce it di when it stays before a noun that starts with a vowel or a mute “h”.
e.g. the egg (di egg)
the hour (di hour)
We pronounce it da when it is before a noun which begins with a consonant.
e.g. the picture (da picture)

The uses of the definite article:


 In front of a noun that is known or well determined
e.g. The boy sitting in the corner is my brother.

 Before proper name of plural or determined by an attribute


e.g. We shall dine with the Browns.
The famous John Smith will come tomorrow.

 In front of names of mounts of plural or ranges of mountains.


! Just three singular names of mounts are articulated: the Jungfrou, the St. Bernard, the St. Gothard.

e.g. the Carpathians, the Caucasus

 Like demonstrative pronoun


e.g. Stephen the Great

 Before adjectives in order to make them become nouns

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