Professional Documents
Culture Documents
4. emphasis
You can use a/an after negative, when you need to emphasize
something.
(ex) He didn't tell us a thing about his travel.
Article 'an'
an apple
an illness
an antenna
Article 'the'
1. the only one
We use 'the', when there is only one of something.
We can use 'the' with the superlatives.
the moon
the world
the shortest
the earth
the highest
.....
the sun
the longest
.....
5. the + adjective
When we refer to all members of a group, we use the + adjective.
the employed
the homeless
the injured
the dead
the young
the old
the sick
the rich
.....
(ex) The rich should pay more tax than the poor.
(ex) The young can do anything.
6. the + nationality
The + nationality is the people of that country.
the French
the English
the KAL
the JAL
the Quantas
the Mayflower
the Titanic
.....
the Atlantic
the Suez
the Yara
.....
a newspaper, a magazine
the Time
the Donga
3. Names of company
We don't use 'the' with names of company.
Hyundai
Sony
GM
Microsoft
BMW
.....
IBM
Toyota
.....