INDICATIONS FOR INDIRECT/DIRECT/ NO ARTICLE: ‘A’, ‘AN’, ‘THE’, ‘Ø’

A, An The ‘Ø’
One of many
She is a nurse. John plays the violin. Generic statements:
His wife is a dentist (musical instruments use ‘the’) I think that Ø chocolate is fantastic.
they don’t like Ø chocolate.
in an old cottage in the morning Every day ………
wearing an old coat in the afternoon Everybody ………
in the evening
She wants to be a ballet dancer Ø Children like Ø ice-cream.
She’s a computer programmer ‘Plural’ nations Ø Men don’t often wear Ø hats.
John lives in the USA. In the UK Ø Doctors take care of the sick.
An apple a day In the British Isles
in a house In the Netherlands
I live in Ø France
hasn’t got a job
I live in Ø Milan
a pair of ………… Groups of islands
a hotel in ………… The Bahamas I live in Ø Chicago
in an office The Hebrides I live in Ø America
an appointment BUT: Single islands do not use ‘the’ I live in Ø Europe

a nice house In the mountains Ø Political Science/ Ø Sociology

a nice couple In the country Ø History, Ø Maths
a nice day In the garden
a nice apartment In the kitchen School subjects don’t use ‘the’
In the living-room Learn Ø German
In the world/universe Speak Ø English
a quarter of an hour In the town where I live She speaks Ø Russian
more than an hour (BUT: I live in a town near the sea) Ø Sardinia is wonderful
I landed in Ø Britain
Near the sea
The sky is blue Sports don’t use articles.
I don’t play Ø football
the (………) of/in: I don’t like Ø tennis
in the centre of He isn’t good at Ø swimming
the Tower of London
the North of England
Rome is the capitol of Italy We say:
Washington is the capitol of the USA in Ø hospital
in Ø prison
the university of London at Ø school
(BUT: Ø London University) to Ø school
the airport in Milan at Ø university
(BUT: Ø Milan Airport) in Ø bed with Ø influenza
The Queen of England Mary has Ø breakfast
(BUT: Ø Queen Elizabeth) Have you had Ø lunch?
The Republic of Ireland Go to Ø work
(BUT: Ø Ireland – nation ‘single’) by Ø car/bus/train
by Ø underground
Categories of people use the :
on Ø television
the elderly
Ø Chinese food
(But: Ø elderly people)
Ø Italian food
the young/old
Ø Lake Garda
( But: Ø young/ Ø old people)
the unemployed Ø 27 Green Street
the English A lot of Ø people like
the Sardinians Birds fly Ø south
Ø Mrs Smith
The Brown’s family Ø Doctor Green
The Champs Elysées. Ø Prince Charles
The British Museum
In Ø Buckingham Palace
On the radio Visit Ø St. Paul’s Cathedral

The river Thames

The Rocky mountains
The Alps
The Apennines