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2023REPORTINGSpecial ReviewCoursewareforMiddle SchoolEnglis2023•Overview ofArticles•The usageof indefinite articles目录•the definite article•Omission of articlesCATALOGUE•Special usageof articles2023REPORTINGPART01Overview ofArticlesDefinition ofArticleArticle is a partof speechthat is used tomodify nounsand express thequantity orcategory of the nouns.It isdivided intodefinite article andindefinite articleaccording toits usageand meaning.The definite article refers to thespecific thingor personthat hasbeenmentioned beforeor isclear from the context,while theindefinite articlerefersto thegeneral or unknown thingor person.Types ofArticlesDefinite Articlethe,as in the caror thebook.It is used tomodify aspecificnoun ora nounthat isclearfromthecontext.Indefinite Articleaor an,as ina caror anapple.It isused tomodify ageneralorunknownnoun.The roleof articles•Articles areused to expressthequantity orcategory ofnouns,and theyare alsoused tomodify nounsand makethesentence structuremore conciseand clear.In English,the usageof articlesis veryimportant,and itis oneofthe keypoints inEnglish grammar.Therefore,studentsshould payattention tothe usageof articlesin theirEnglishlearning andpractice.2023REPORTINGPART02The usageofindefinite articlesIndicatinggeneralizationGeneralization of a conceptindefinite articles are often used toexpress a generalidea orconcept,rather thana specificexample.For example,Apples are a healthychoice impliesthat apples,in general,are consideredhealthy.Generalization ofa groupindefinitearticles can also be used torefer to a groupof peopleor thingsin general.For instance,Students arethe futureof ourcountry impliesthat allstudents,as acollective group,represent thefutureof thecountry.Expressing atype ofperson or thingDescribing acategoryindefinite articles can beused incombination withnouns toexpressacategory ortype ofpersonor thing.For example,A car is amode oftransportation meansthat cars,as acategory,areameans ofgetting fromone placeto another.Distinguishing fromother categoriesbyusing indefinitearticles,we canspecify that we are referring toa particulartype ofpersonorthingwithin alarger category.For instance,A catisadomesticated animalemphasizesthatweare referring to catsas aspecific subsetof domesticatedanimals.Used before ordinal wordsand special nounsOrdinal wordsindefinitearticles areoften usedbeforeordinalwords such as first,second,third to specify whichone wearereferringto withina series.For example,She wonthe firstprize impliesthat shewas thefirst personto wina prizeinsome competition.Special nounsindefinitearticlescan also beused incombination withspecialnounsthat donotrequire specificationof quantityor uniqueness.For instance,A CEOis theheadofacompany meansthat theterm CEOreferstothe leaderof acompanywithout specifyingany particularCEO orcompany.2023REPORTINGPART03the definitearticleIndicating specificallyThe definitearticle isusedtospecifya particularperson,place,thing,or idea.It isused torefertoaunique entitythat hasbeen previouslymentioned oris well-known.For example,The United States isa country.Thedefinitearticle canalso beusedtointroduce anew entitythat isunique orspecific.Forexample,The carwas abrand-new model.Used infront ofspecific peopleor thingsThedefinitearticleisused in Thedefinitearticlecanalso befront ofspecific peopleor thingsusedinfront ofspecific peopleorto indicatethat theyare uniquethings toemphasize theirorspecific.For example,The uniquenessor importance.Forteacher wasstrict with the VSexample,The presidentof thestudents.UnitedStatesis themostpowerful personin thecountry.Used in certain habitual combinationsThe definitearticleis often usedin Thedefinitearticlecanalsobeusedincertain habitual combinations withfront ofcertain nounsthat areotherwords orphrases.For example,habitually associatedwith eachother.The moreyou read,the betteryou willFor example,The UnitedNations isanunderstand.organization thataims topromotepeace andcooperation amongcountries.2023REPORTINGPART04Omission ofarticlesOmitting ingeneral010203General omission:When the noun Omission after thisor that:Omissionafteranother,other,is modified by anadjective ora When thenounis modified by oreither:Whenthenoun isprepositionalphrase,the articleis thisor that,the articleisoftenmodifiedbyanother,other,oroften omitted.For example,in theomitted.For example,in theeither,the articleis oftensentence I likethe carwiththesentence Thiswoman in the redomitted.For example,in theredpaint job,the articlethe isdress ismy sister,the articlesentence Idont likethe otheromitted before car.the is omitted beforewoman.book,the articlethe is omittedbefore book.Specific omissionOmission in Omissionin Omissionin properindefinitearticles collectivenouns nounsIndefinitearticles such as aor Collectivenouns such as teamProper nounssuchasplacean areoften omittedwhen theor familyareoften used withoutnames orpersonal namesarenoun ismodifiedbya possessivearticles whenreferringtoa groupoften usedwithout articles.Foradjective ora possessivepronoun.as awhole.For example,in theexample,in thesentence IvisitedFor example,inthesentence Mysentence Theteam wonthe NewYork lastyear,the articlebrotherscarisblue,the game,the articlethe isomitted the isomittedbefore Newindefinitearticleaisomittedbefore team.York.before car.Omitting in habitualcombinations•Omissioninhabitualcombinations:Some nounphrases areoftenusedwithout articlesinhabitualcombinations.For example,inthesentenceIhave lunchat noonevery day,the articletheisomittedbeforelunch.Otherexamples includego tobed andget up.2023REPORTINGPART05Special usageofarticlesThe positionof thearticleThe articleusually appearsat thebeginning ofasentence orparagraph,introducing thesubject ortopic.It canalsobeused atthe endofasentence orparagraphto wrapup themeaning oremphasize theimportanceofthesubject.The fixedcollocation ofarticlesArticles havea fixedcollocationwith certainwords orphrases,suchasthe onlyway to do sth.or the best waytodosth..These fixedcollocations areimportantfor languagefluencyand accuracy,and studentsshouldlearn andpractice them.The SpecialMeaning ofArticlesArticles havespecial meaningsincertaincontexts orsituations,suchasthe canmean alreadyin thecontextof Ihave seenthe movie,thebestone evermade.Understanding andmastering thesespecialmeanings canhelp studentsbetter understandanduse Englishlanguage.2023REPORTINGTHANKS感谢观看。