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Title: Definite


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Definite Indefinite Articles
  • Which should we use?
  • When should we use it?

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An
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Fast Track IV Margarita C. González
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Thought Organization in English
In an Essay or Article
General Statements
Introduction
Specific Statements
Body of Essay
General Statements in Different Words
Conclusion
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Introducing a topic
  • Talk about an idea in general terms
  • Talk about the idea specifically

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When there is only one item
  • The Earth is a sphere, and it is the planet we
    live in.

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Article Rules
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Review of Main Points
  • Is this the first time we introduce a noun?
  • Is it a count noun?
  • Is it plural?
  • Is it singular?
  • Is it a non-count noun?
  • Has this noun already been mentioned before in
    the text?
  • Is there only one item of this kind?

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WorldWide Web Sites
  • http//titania.cobuild.collins.co.uk/form.html
    Cobuild Corpus Sampler
  • http//thetis.bl.uk British National Corpus
  • http//sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/loopup2.html BNC
  • http//un2sg4.unige.ch/athena/html/athome.html
    The Modern English Collection
  • http//etext.lib.virginia.edu/modeng/modeng0.brows
    e.html Athena a site that blends texts
    pertaining to science and art
  • http//www.ceth.rutghers.edu/informationservices/e
    ctrdir.html
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