A/An được dùng trước: -danh từ đếm được, số ít.. -chỉ một người được đề cập qua tên.. -trong các cụm từ chỉ số lượng.. -trước các danh từ không đếm được.. -trước các danh từ đếm được số
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I Indefinite Articles: A/ AN
1 A/An được dùng trước:
-danh từ đếm được, số ít
*An: đứng trước nguyên âm hoặc “h” câm
Ex: a doctor, a bag, an animal, an hour……… Ex: an aminal, an hour………
-trong các cấu trúc:
so + adj + a/an + noun
such + a/an + noun
as + adj + a/an + noun + as
How + adj + a/an + noun + verb!
Ex: She is so pretty a girl
- It’s such a beautiful picture
- She is as pretty a girl as her sister
- How beautiful a girl you are!
-chỉ một người được đề cập qua tên Ex: A Mrs Blue sent you this letter
-trước các danh từ trong ngữ đồng vị Ex: Nguyen Du, a great poet, wrote that novel
-trong các cụm từ chỉ số lượng Ex: a pair, a couple, a lot of, a little, a few, a
large/great number of……
2 A/An không được dùng:
-ONE được sử dụng thay A/An để nhấn mạnh Ex: There is a book on the table, but one is not
enough
-trước các danh từ không đếm được Ex: Coffee is also a kind of drink
-trước các danh từ đếm được số nhiều Ex: Dogs are faithful amimals
II Definite Article: THE
1 THE được dùng trước:
-những vật duy nhất Ex: the sun, the moon, the world…
-các danh từ được xác định bởi cụm tính từ hoặc
mệnh đề tính từ
-The house with green fence is hers
-The man that we met has just come
-các danh từ được xác định qua ngữ cảnh hoặc
được đề cập trước đó
Ex: Finally, the writer killed himself
- I have a book and an eraser The book is now
on the table
-các danh từ chỉ sự giải trí Ex:the theater,the concert,the church
-trước tên các tàu thuyền, máy bay Ex: The Titanic was a great ship
-các sông, biển, đại dương, dãy núi… Ex: the Mekong River, the China Sea,the
Pacific Ocean,the Himalayas
-một nhóm các đảo hoặc quốc gia Ex: the Philippines, the united States
-tính từ dùng như danh từ tập hợp Ex: You should help the poor
-trong so sánh nhất Ex: Nam is the cleverest in his class
-tên người ở số nhiều (chỉ gia đình) Ex:The Blacks, The Blues, the Nams
-các danh từ đại diện cho một loài Ex: The cat is a lovely home pet
-các trạng từ chỉ thời gian, nơi chốn Ex: in the morning, in the street, in the water…
-chuỗi thời gian hoặc không gian Ex: the next, the following, the last
2 THE không được dùng:
-trước các danh từ số nhiều nói chung Ex: They build houses near the hall
-danh từ trừu tượng, không đếm được Ex: Independence is a happy thing
-các danh từ chỉ màu sắc Ex: Red and white make pink
-các vật liệu, kim loại Ex: Steel is made from iron
-các tên nước, châu lục, thành phố Ex:Ha Noi is the capital of VietNam
-các chức danh, tên người Ex: President Bill Clinton, Ba, Nga
-các bữa ăn, món ăn, thức ăn Ex: We have rice and fish for dinner
-các trò chơi, thể thao Ex: Football is a popular sport in VN
-ngôn ngữ, tiếng nói Ex:English is being used everywhere
-các kì nghỉ, lễ hội Ex: Tet, Christmas, Valentine…
-các mũi đất (nhô ra biển), hồ, núi Ex: Cape Horn, Lake Than Tho, Mount Cấm,
Mount Rushmore…
*But: the Cape of Good Hope, the Great Lake,
Trang 2the Mount of Olive……
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EXERCISES (ARTICLES)
I/ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank
1 My sister often goes to _ by bus
A city B a city C the city D cities
2 Have you visited ?
A London University C University of London
B the London University D the University London
3 The view along _ is breathtaking
A Pacific Coast C Coast of pacific
B the Pacific coast D the Coast Pacific
4 They went skiing in last winter
5 Those tourists took a boat trip on
A Mekong River C River Mekong
B the Mekong River D River of Mekong
6 Many of people are interested in climbing
A Mount Everest C the Everest mountain
B the Mount Everest D the mountain Everest
7 Four of them rowed a boat around
A Great Lakes C the Great Lakes
B the Lakes Great D Lakes of Great
8 natural resources may be used up someday
A World B World’s C The world D The world’s
II/ Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or (zero article)
1 Jason’s father bought him bike that he wanted for his birthday
2 Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from _ France to United states
3 Rita is studying _ English and _ Math this semester
4 judge asked _ witness to tell truth
5 Please give me cup of _ coffee with _ cream and _ sugar
6 big books on _ table are for my history class
7 My car is four years old, and it still runs well
8 There are only _ few seats for _ tonight’s musical
9 chair that you are sitting in is broken
10 _ Civil War was fought in United States between 1861 and 1865
III.Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence
1 John and Marcy went to _ school yesterday
A a B an C the D
2 Lake Erie is one of the five great Lakes in North America
A a B an C the D
3 On our trip to Spain, we crossed _ Atlantic Ocean
A a B an C the D
4 What did you eat for _ breakfast this morning?
A a B an C the D
5 Louie played basketball and _baseball at the boys’ Club
6 While we were in Alaska, we saw an Eskimo village
A a B an C the D
7 Phil can’t go to the movies because he has to write _ essay
A a B an C the D
8 David attend Princeton University
Trang 3A a B an C the D
9 Mel’s mother is in _ hospital, so we went to visit her last night
A a B an C the D
10 Last night there was _ bird singing outside my house
A a B an C the D
III PREPOSITION
1 Lan always goes to school foot
2 My classroom is the second floor
3 I can’t help you I’m bad English
4 He usually watches the news T.V at 6 o’clock in the morning
5 His opinion differs mine
6 Are you fond newspapers and magazines?
a of read b reading of c of having read d of reading
7 This kind of music is familiar teenagers
8 Bill is bored doing the same job for too long
9 He may be quick understanding, but he is not capable remembering anything
a at – for b of – for c at – of d in – of
10 He lives 17 George street in London
11 When are you leaving Hai Phong?
12 They are working the science Magazine It is located in this district
13 I’ve had the villa 1997
14 Mrs Jeremy lives to my house
15 His master is never angry him when he is late
Rewrite the sentences:
1 The doctors can’t find out the remedy, they can’t save a lot of people
If the doctors………
2 We don’t use public bus service, we will not get rid of pollution in the city
If we………
3 “If he pays me tonight, I’ll have enough money for the tickets,” she said
She said that………
4 She didn’t speak to him possibly because she was so shy
She would………
5 People drive very fast That’s why there are so many accidents
Trang 4If people………
6 If a stranger gave you a lift on the way home would you accept it?” She asked me She asked me………
7 Our sources of energy will soon end if other sources are not found
………
8 Life on earth will be destroyed if nuclear tests do not stop
………
9 Men will continue to live on food if other types of protein are not found
………
10 World population will continue to rise if we do not try to reduce it
………
*Change into passive voice :
1 The teacher corrects our exercises at home
2 Ali’s absence worried his mother
3 They are building several new schools in our town
4 We have made great progress in industry ,science and medicine
5 Sam killed a lion last week
6 I had just finished the job when the factory closed
Give the correct tense of the verbs in the brackets:
1 I (not see) him since last Monday
2 They had sold all the books when we (get) there
3 I think he (leave) as soon as he (know) the new
4 When my friend grows a beard, even his closest friend (not, recognize) him
5 I (never read) a story that interested me so much as the one I (read) last night
6 He (sleep) so he couldn't understand what you said to him
7 I (finish) the book before my next birthday
8 I (wait) for you at the hotel at midday tomorrow
9 He said he (do) his homework since 7 o'clock
10 They (build) a new house in this corner of the street right now