Valencia, 09/04/2015, G.B.
Básicamente el artículo (article) es una ‘especie’ de adjetivo (adjective), ya que modifica y/o determina el nombre al que acompaña:
A man is waiting for you.
The girl is dancing.
The dog needs its daily walk.
Veamos los tipos y usos de los artículos: Using articles
Indefinite article
I bought a book and a CD this afternoon.
She has an awesome library. / Such an awesome library!
He’s a musician.
3.- En exclamaciones con nombres contables singulares:
What a wonderful song!
4.- En ciertas expresiones numéricas:
forty pence a pound.
Definite article
Have you seen the keys? (Our keys, we have only a bunch of keys)
the moon, the sun, the Thames, the Pope…
3.- Cuando se define y especifica claramente al nombre:
the rich, the Germans, the unemployed,…
I went to the cinema/pub/theatre yesterday
She went to the post office/bank/shop
Zero articles
Sugar isn’t very good for your teeth.
She studis physics. (Academic subjects)
They’re playing football/tennis. (Games)
Has she had lunch? What did you have for breakfast? (Meals)
Love is all you need. Laughing is good for your health. (Abstract nouns)
3.- En ciertas frases preposicionales (prepositional phrases) comunes:
in bed: Why are you still in bed?
at university
in hospital
by bus
by trian
at night
to work
in winter…
4.- En exclamaciones con nombres incontables y nombre plurales:
What beautiful hair you’ve got!
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