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عدد الرسائل : 722 تاريخ الميلاد : 23/01/1992 العمر : 32 الموقع : www.elnogoom.ahlamontada.com العمل/الترفيه : picturing المزاج : out of my mood التاريخ : 23/1/1992 نقاط : 5736 تاريخ التسجيل : 18/09/2008
| موضوع: أمثلة على ال English Definite Article الثلاثاء أكتوبر 21, 2008 10:45 pm | |
| English Definite Article The English definite article, the, is used very little in comparison to the definite articles in some languages, including French and Spanish. On the other hand, the definite article is used a lot more in English than in languages like Chinese, Japanese, and Russian, which do not have articles at all.
The definite article is used to indicate the specific noun or nouns that you are talking about.
The man with red hair is my father There are several men over there, and the one who has red hair is my father. Here is the book I bought I bought a book and now I am showing this specific book to you I like the south of France The south is a particular region of France, and it is the one that I like The red skirt is prettier than the blue one You are looking at two specific skirts and prefer the red one Where are the children? You are asking about a particular group of children
The definite article is not used in English when referring to a noun (or group of nouns) in general, or to abstract ideas.
That's life! I like science fiction France is a beautiful country Red skirts are very sexy Children are very creative Diplomacy is an important quality
As you can see in these examples, a distinction is being made between "the red skirt" (the one you are wearing, for example) and "red skirts" (all red skirts, red skirts in general). This same distinction is being made with "the children" (a particular group of children) and "children" (children in general, all children).
If you can't decide whether to use the definite article in English, think about the meaning of the noun. Is is a specific item (that you see, own, or are wearing) or is it an unspecified group, a general idea? If it's general, you cannot use the definite article.
In addition, when referring to a person with a title, you do not need an article - the title is used instead.
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Moni عضو ذهبى
عدد الرسائل : 722 تاريخ الميلاد : 23/01/1992 العمر : 32 الموقع : www.elnogoom.ahlamontada.com العمل/الترفيه : picturing المزاج : out of my mood التاريخ : 23/1/1992 نقاط : 5736 تاريخ التسجيل : 18/09/2008
| موضوع: رد: أمثلة على ال English Definite Article الثلاثاء أكتوبر 21, 2008 11:03 pm | |
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