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Stephen Bailey đã dạy tiếng Anh Học thuật tại Đại học Nottingham và trường Đại học Derby cho 10 năm qua. Trước đó ông dạy tiếng Anh cho sinh viên tại Cộng hòa Séc, Tây Ban Nha, Nhật Bản và Malaysia. | 3.4 Articles - oss-r 3.10 Nouns - Countable and Uncountable oss-r 3.8 Nationality Language 1. Unless they are uncountable all nouns need an article when used in the singular. The article can be either a an or the. Compare a Research is an important activity in universities. b The research begun by Dr Mathews was continued by Professor Brankovic. c A survey was conducted among 200 patients in the clinic. In a research which is usually uncountable is being used in a general sense. In b a specific piece of research is identified. In c the survey is being mentioned for the first time. 2. The rules for using the the definite article are quite complex. Decide why it is used or not in the following examples. a The most famous fictional detective is Sherlock Holmes. b The USA was founded in the eighteenth century. c The government changed its attitude in the 1980s. d In many companies the knowledge of most employees is a wasted resource. e The moon orbits the earth every 28 days. f The south is characterised by poverty and emigration. g Charles Dickens the English novelist died in 1870. h The River Trent runs through the middle of England. i The World Health Organization was founded in 1948. 3. In general the is used with a superlatives most famous b time periods eighteenth century 1980s c unique things government moon earth d specified things knowledge of most employees e regions and rivers south River Trent f very well-known people and things English novelist g institutions and bodies World Health Organization h positions middle It is not used with 3.4 Articles 131 i names of countries except for the UK the USA and a few others j abstract nouns poverty k companies bodies named after people places e.g. Sainsbury s Sheffield University 4. In the following sentences decide if the words underlined are specific or not. Insert the if specific. Example .inflation was the greatest problem for. Brazilian government. Inflation was the greatest problem for the Brazilian government.
