By the end of the lesson you will be able to use some articles rules in complex situation.

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English Grammar
Class: XI-XII

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He had ___ clever and ____
black cat.
o a / a
o a / -
o - / -
o the / the

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Lesson: Repetition
of some article rules

4. Learning Outcome
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•choose appropriate
article in some
complex situations.
By the
end of
the
lesson
you will
be able
to …

5. Repetition of some articles rules
1. When two or more Nouns or Adjectives refer
to different persons or things, the article is used
before each Noun or Adjective.
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The Headmaster and the Secretary
are coming. ( two different
persons)
He had a clever and a black
cat.(two different cats)
Give me a red and a blue
pencil.(two different pencils)

6. Repetition of some articles rules
2. When two or more Nouns or Adjectives refer
to the same person or thing, the article is used
before the first Adjective or Noun.
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The Headmaster and Secretary is coming.
(one person)
He had a clever and black cat.(one
cat)
Give me a red and blue pencil.(one
pencil)

7. Repetition of some articles rules
3. In a comparison, if two nouns refer to
different persons or things, the article is
used with each Noun. Otherwise not.
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He is a better statesman than a
philosopher (differentpersons).
He is a better statesman than
philosopher( same persons).

8. Repetition of some articles rules
4. Article is not used before Names of
academic subjects.
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Mathematics History Biology
Computer
science

9. Repetition of some articles rules
5. Article is not used before names of
languages and nationalities:
But if you are referring to the population
of the nation, you can use articles:
"The Spanish are known for their warm
hospitality."
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Chinese English French Russian

10. Repetition of some articles rules
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6. Of course, often we can use the or a/an for
the same word. It depends on the situation, not
theword.Look atthese examples:
We want to buy an umbrella. (Any
umbrella, not a particular
umbrella.)
Where is the umbrella? (We
already have an umbrella. We are
looking for our umbrella, a
particular umbrella.)

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This little story should help you
understand the difference between the
and a, an:
A man and a woman were walking on
Oxford Street. The woman saw a dress that
she liked in a shop. She asked the man if
he could buy the dress for her. He said:
"Do you think the shop will accept a
cheque? I don't have a credit card."

12. Departure
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