Articles (Part-7 of 7) Repetition of some article rules

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Class: XI-XII

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He had ___ clever and ____ black cat.o a / ao a / -o - / -o the / the

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Lesson: Repetition of some article rules

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Learning Outcome

•choose appropriate article in some complex situations.

By the end of

the lesson

you will be able

to …

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Repetition of some articles rules1. When two or more Nouns or Adjectives refer to different persons or things, the article is used before each Noun or Adjective.

The Headmaster and the Secretary are coming. ( two different persons)

He had a clever and a black cat.(two different cats)

Give me a red and a blue pencil.(two different pencils)

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Repetition of some articles rules2. When two or more Nouns or Adjectives refer to the same person or thing, the article is used before the first Adjective or Noun.

The Headmaster and Secretary is coming. (one person)

He had a clever and black cat.(one cat)

Give me a red and blue pencil.(one pencil)

Repetition of some articles rules3. In a comparison, if two nouns refer to

different persons or things, the article is used with each Noun. Otherwise not.

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He is a better statesman than a philosopher (different persons).

He is a better statesman than philosopher( same persons).

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Repetition of some articles rules

4. Article is not used before Names of academic subjects.

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Repetition of some articles rules5. Article is not used before names of languages and nationalities:

But if you are referring to the population of the nation, you can use articles: "The Spanish are known for their warm hospitality."

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Repetition of some articles rules

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6. Of course, often we can use the or a/an for the same word. It depends on the situation, not the word. Look at these examples:

We want to buy an umbrella. (Any umbrella, not a particular umbrella.)

Where is the umbrella? (We already have an umbrella. We are looking for our umbrella, a particular umbrella.)

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This little story should help you understand the difference between the and a, an:A man and a woman were walking on Oxford Street. The woman saw a dress that she liked in a shop. She asked the man if he could buy the dress for her. He said: "Do you think the shop will accept a cheque? I don't have a credit card."

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