Grammar Article (general issues) The Noun (Sg./Pl.; 's;) The Order of Words The Pronouns (Personal, Possessives, Reflexive, Demonstrative) to be to have/have got

A

a/an

singular, countable nouns (a thing or an idea) mentioned for the first time

There is a supermarket in Adam Street.

B

the

singular and plural, countable and uncountable (the thing and idea) mentioned before

I'm going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?

Indefinite Article

C

a/an

with professions

She is an architect.

D

a/an

some expressions of quantity

A pair of (shoes), a couple of, a few, a little, a hundred, three times a day

E

a/an

in exclamations with a countable noun

What a lovely day!

Definite Article

F

the

before oceans, seas, rivers, hotels, restaurants, theatres, museums, newspapers

the Atlantic, the Times, the Ritz

but _-_McDonald's

G

the

if there is only one

the sun, the Queen, the capital of

H

the

with superlative adjectives

the biggest, the richest

No Article

I

-

thing in general

_-_ Cows like _-_ grass.

J

-

countries*, towns, streets, languages, meals, airports, stations, single mountains*

Great Britain (but *the USA), Sumy, Oxford Street, English, have breakfast, Heathrow, Paddington Station, Everest (but *the Carpathians)

K

-

before some places and with some forms of transport

at school/work/home, go to bed

by car/bus/train, on foot

L

-

in exclamations with an uncountable noun

What beautiful weather!