She arrived
on
the 18
th
of July. (dates)
He
has worked there
for
two years. (duration/a period)
They have lived there
since
1995. (the beginning of a specific time/period)
2) Prepositions of place (at, on, in)
For example
She
lives
in
Switzerland. (continents, countries, states, cities, towns,
villages, regions, and
neighborhoods)
He lives
at
22 West view Drive. (specific address)
There
is a coffee shop
on
Jericho street. (name of streets, avenues, roads, etc.)
3) Prepositions of location (In, at, on, no preposition)
For example
In:
class, school, (the) *car, (the) garden, (the) library, (the) office (specific locations)
At:
school,
the beach, home, (the) library, work, (the) office (general locations)
On:
the train, the bus, the plane,
the boat, the ship (means of transportation except for “*cars”)
No preposition:
outside, inside, upstairs, downstairs, there, here
Articles
Articles are words that define a specific or non-specific noun. There are two types of articles:
definite
and
indefinite
.
The definite article
The definite article is the word “
The
” that limits a noun (singular, plural, or uncountable) to one specific thing,
person, or situation. We generally use “
the
” when it is clear which thing/person we mean.
For example
Did you get the job you had applied for? (a specific singular noun which I already know about)
I watched a movie last night. The movie was about world war II. (a countable singular noun, which is
introduced in the first sentence)
We ordered some coffee. The coffee was great. (an uncountable noun which is already mentioned in the
first sentence)
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