Articles in Phrases and Expressions
1Công thức
set patterns by category: times, jobs and titles, places, entertainment and sport, institutions, travel, health, public buildings2Giải thích
Nhiều nhóm từ có quy tắc mạo từ cố định: the với các thập niên, sông, dãy núi; không dùng mạo từ với năm, tháng, thứ, ngọn núi đơn lẻ, thành phố; go to school/hospital (đúng mục đích) khác với go to the school (đến thăm); by bus, on foot; play the guitar nhưng play tennis.
Many categories follow set article patterns: the with decades and parts of the day, zero article with years, months and days, the with rivers, mountain ranges and some countries, zero article with single mountains, cities and most countries. Institutions and travel expressions often drop the article when used for their usual purpose.
3Khi nào dùng
- Times: in the 1990s, in the morning, at night, in June, on Friday
- Places: the River Thames, the Alps, the USA versus Mount Everest, Paris, Lake Superior
- Institutions: go to school/hospital/prison (usual purpose) versus go to the school (visit)
- Travel: by bus, on foot, go home versus catch a bus
- Health: have a cold, have the flu, have toothache
- Entertainment and sport: play the guitar, play tennis, listen to music
4Quy tắc cần nhớ
- Use no article for institutions when the usual purpose is meant (a student at school, a patient in hospital)
- British English says go to hospital; American English usually says go to the hospital
5Ví dụ
My sister is in hospital, so we visited the hospital cafeteria afterwards.
They climbed Mount Fuji and then sailed along the Mekong.
I play the piano but my brother plays rugby.
6Lỗi thường gặp
- She goes to the school every day. (as a student: goes to school)
- I travel by the bus. (should be by bus)
- He plays the football. (should be plays football)