Complete the rules.
We use ___ when we talk about things in general.
We use no article when we talk about things in
general.
Now I live in flat.
Now I live in a flat.
__ teacher in the photo looks very clever.
The teacher in the photo looks very clever.
I love the Italian food.
I love Italian food.
I’m a vegetarian. I never eat the meat.
I’m a vegetarian. I never eat meat.
We use ___ to talk about a specific person or thing or previously mentioned person or thing.
We use the to talk about a specific person or thing or previously mentioned person or thing.
I was having a lot of arguments with my parents about politics.
I was having a lot of arguments with my parents about politics.
He works for ___ organisation that helps people.
He works for an organisation that helps people.
The English people I am know are really nice.
The English people I know are really nice.
My mum is the doctor in a big hospital.
My mum is a doctor in a big hospital.
We use ___ to talk about a singular, countable person or thing for the first time, or to say that the person or thing is one of a number of people or things.
We use a/an to talk about a singular, countable person or thing for the first time, or to say that the person or thing is one of a number of people or things.
I’m restaurant manager.
I’m a restaurant manager.
What’s on TV? Can you pass ___ remote control?
What’s on TV? Can you pass the remote control?
We are go to the shopping centre on Saturdays.
We go to the shopping centre on Saturdays.
Could you pass me potatoes?
Could you pass me the potatoes?
We use ___ to talk about someone or something that is unique.
We use the to talk about someone or something that is unique.
Flat’s a bit small.
The flat’s a bit small.
My stepfather is ___ builder.
My stepfather is a builder.
All you need is the love.
All you need is love.
I had a cat but a cat disappeared last month.
I had a cat but the cat disappeared last month.
We use ___ to say what somebody’s profession is.
We use a/an to say what somebody’s profession is.
I recently moved into my own flat near beach.
I recently moved into my own flat near the beach.
___ coat you are wearing looks very warm.
The coat you are wearing looks very warm.
The vegetarians don’t eat meat.
Vegetarians don’t eat meat.
He’s a student at University of Edinburgh.
He’s a student at the University of Edinburgh.