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a/an

— with singular countable nouns in a general meaning

— for the first mention, then use the for the second mention

— after the verb "to be" (there is/there was + singular countable noun and to be + profession)

Abanana is a tropical fruit.(= all bananas)

We boughtadog bed two months ago.Thedog is so cute.

There was aprinter in room 34.

The

— with common nouns when the reference is clear

— with unique items, e.g. the moon, the sun, the Internet, the world, the Earth, etc.

— with singular countable nouns to talk about inventions and technology in general

— with the group as a whole

— with "water" words, e.g. names of rivers, canals, seas, oceans, groups of lakes

— with ranges of mountains and islands

— with the names of deserts

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— with country names containing the words state/republic/union/kingdom/federation

Take some cookies out ofthecupboard.( = the specific cupboard)

Thesun was shining brightly.

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Thecomputer has totally changed our life. ( = Computers have totally changed our life.)

Theelderly need special attention from the relatives.

TheIndian Ocean is the youngest of the major oceans.

Many peaks intheAndes are active volcanoes.

What istheMojave Desert famous for?

theCzech Republic

theUSA (the United States of America)

theUK (the United Kingdom)

theUAE (The United Arab Emirates)

theUSSR

BUT

theNetherlands

Zero article

— with uncountable nouns in a general meaning

— with the names of countries, cities, villages

— with the names of lakes

— with the names of single mountain peaks and islands

Bread is made of flour and water.

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Sydney is the biggest city in Australia.

Lake Balaton in Hungary offers excellent watersports.

Annapurna is the most dangerous 8000m mountain peak.
Articles

1. Do we use the article "a" when we mention something for the first time? [Yes|No]
2. Do we use "a" with unique items? [Yes|No]
3. We use "the" when it is clear what we are talking about. [Yes|No]
4. We write "a" after the verb to be. [Yes|No]
5. Before any adjectives we write "the". [Yes|No]
6. We write "the" with the names of all countries. [Yes|No]
7. Before uncountable nouns we don't write anything. [Yes|No]