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12. 1 have a problem. I need your help. I need some from you.
13. Some have mustaches.
,l4. Mountains are high, and
are low.
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I. 15. Annhas five
in her aquarium.
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n; - 716. In some countries, people use cups for their tea. In other countries, they usually use
for their tea.
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17. There are 100 in a meter.
18. There are 12 in a foot.*
19. There are 3 in a yard.* .,:
20. There are twenty-five in this exercise. ,. . - , . .A
4-10 USING THE
(a) A: Whm's David?
B: He's in the kitchen.
(b) A: I have two pieces of fruit for us,
an apple and a banana. Which do
you want?
B: I'd like the apple, thank you.
(c) A: It's a nice summer day today.
The sky is blue. lk sun is hot.
B: Yes, I really like summer.
(d) Mike has a pen and a pencil,
The pen is blue.
The pendl is yellow.
( e) Mike has soma pens and p d .
The pens are blue.
The pencils are yellow.
( f ) Mike has 80?m rice and some cheese.
The rics is white.
The cheese is yellow.
A speaker uses tho when the speaker and the listener
have the same thing or person in mind. The shows that
a noun is specific.
In (a): Both A and B have the same kitchen in mind.
In (b): When B says "the apple," both A and B have the
same apple in mind.
In (c): Both A and B are thinking of the same sky (there
is only one sky for them to think of) and the same sun
(there is only one sun for them to think of).
The is used with:
singular count nouns, as in (d).
plural count nouns, as in (e).
noncount nouns, as in (f).
In other words, the is used with each of the three kinds of
nouns.
Notice in the examples: the speaker is using the for the
second mention of a noun. When the speaker mentions
a noun for a second time, both the speaker and listener
are now thinking about the same thing.
First mention: I have a pen.
Second mention: The pen is blue.
*1 inch = 2.54 centimetern. 1 foot = 30.49 ccntimcters. 1 yard = 0.91 mems.