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…… healthy person gets regular exercise.
A healthy person gets regular exercise (singular countable noun that is mentioned for the first time)
Are you …… responsible person?
Are you A responsible person? (after to be before an adjective + singular noun)
Does Mark has …… horse?
Does Mark has A horse? (after have\has before a singular noun)
. Carol is …… nurse.
Carol is A nurse. (job)
Every month he sends me …… postcard and …… letter. …… postcard doesn’t say much but …… letter is always very interesting.
Every month he sends me A postcard and A letter. THE postcard doesn’t say much but THE letter is always very interesting. (1,2-singular nouns that are mentioned for the first time, 3, 4 - when something has been mentioned before)
…… Paris is …… capital of …… France.
Paris is the capital of France (- - with most names of countries, cities, villages, continents)
... London is ... capital city of ... United Kingdom.
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. (- with most names of countries, cities, villages, continents, THE - unique thing (only one capital in the country), THE - with country names that are plural or use words like Kingdom, Republic, Federation
...Europe and ....America are separated by ... Atlantic Ocean.
Europe and America are separated by the Atlantic Ocean. (1,2 - with most names of countries, cities, villages, continents ; 3 (THE)- names of seas, oceans, rivers, canals)
....North Sea separates .... British Isles from ... Europe
The North Sea separates the British Isles from Europe (1 THE -names of seas, oceans, rivers, canals 2 THE- with groups of islands, mountains 3 0 -with most names of countries, cities, villages, continents)
....Balkans are old mountains.
The Balkans are old mountains (with groups of islands, mountains)
.... New York Yankees are a well-known baseball team. .... Americans adore them
The New York Yankees are a well-known baseball team. The Americans adore them
(THE - with groups of people)
.... Kazbek is the highest peak of the Caucasus.
Kazbek is the highest peak of the Caucasus. (0 - with single mointains)
There is .... woman and ....two men. I think .... woman wants to talk to you.
(1a - singular nouns that are mentioned for the first time 2 0- plural noun, 3 the- when something has been mentioned before)
Last year we went to _____ Alps, where we climbed _____ Mont Blanc. That was such an awesome trip.
THE - 0 (THE - groups of mountains 0 - single mountain pick)
You have to go to _____ bed, young lady! It’s too late.
- go to bed is a fixed phrase. In this case, we are talking not about her bed exactly, but about the process of falling asleep
Why don’t we play _____ football tonight? – Sorry, I can’t! My leg hurts.
0- with sports
I really want to buy _____ new laptop.
a - mentioned for the first time, you don`t know exactly what laptop you will buy
I wish my neighbours’ son would stop playing _____ drums. It drives me crazy.
THE - musical instruments (when we use them to play (to produce music))
BUT
The guy standing over there with A guitar? - The problem is in the meaning. You use the word “guitar” not in the meaning of a musical instrument, but just as a way to describe that guy (apply the rule - With singular countable nouns when they are mentioned for the first time). If you have an activity you use THE “play the piano”)
Difference between “have been TO” and “have been IN”
TO – I`m not there anymore
IN – I`m still there
He has been to America | He has gone to America - Is there any difference?
He has been to America. = He has visited America (and has already come back). He has gone to America. = He is visiting America (and is still there).
Нave been is the present perfect tense of to be, and have gone is the present perfect tense of to go. Have been and have gone are often used with similar meanings: I’ve been to Japan a few times = I’ve gone to Japan a few times.
You'd better cut down on .... sugar.
0 - plural noun
Can you bring me ....book we were talking about yesterday? The one about... maniac?
Can you bring me THE book we were talking about yesterday? (were talking about yesterday - you know what book exactly are you talking about) The one about THE maniac? (you know what book exactly are you talking about)
Bonny has always dreamt of getting married to ... richest man in the world.
Bonny has always dreamt of getting married to THE richest man in the world. (superlative form of adjective)
In ... sixteenth century, eating .... sugar became very popular. But only .... wealthiest people could buy it.
In THE sixteenth century (with ordinal numbers), eating sugar (plural noun) became very popular. But only THE wealthiest people could buy it. (superlative form)
I am sure .... Sicily is ... biggest island in .... Mediterranean.
I am sure Sicily is THE biggest island in the Mediterranean. (0 - single island, THE - superlative form, THE - group of islands)