Articles

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• A rose is red A lion is a dangerous animal. An umbrella ia good thing to carry when it's rainning Sherry ate AN apple (any apple) We bought A car last week (I'll tell more about the car now) Coul I borrow A pen from you ? (any pen )

1. general statement ,singular nouns, CAN count, or non specific noun, or one you haven't talked about already in the conversation, the first time you mention it
2. Definite
   1. THE

      Annotations:

      • The White House is in Washington DC. The milk you put in your cofee is sour. The first page of the article is very interesting We looked at an apartment. The apartment we looked for yesterday, was gorgeous. A dog bit me . My friend was walking the dog and it ran up to me ....
      1. specific noun or nouns, use in a conversation when you've already introduced or mentioned a general noun

         Annotations:

         • The
      2. Any articles at all
         1. general statement about PLURAL nouns that you can count, or general statement about ANY noun that you CAN't count

            Annotations:

            • Roses are red. Lions are dangerous animals Doctors have to study  for many years. Fruit is a healthy snack Water covers most of the earth Fire is a hazard
3. SOME ( plural)
   1. non specific nouns or ones that you haven't talked about in the converastion yet, non specific nouns you CAN"T count

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      • Could I have some tea ? The girl put some water in the bucket I put some sugar in your cofee.