TAILIEUCHUNG - Exam practise 8

Tham khảo tài liệu 'exam practise 8', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | SECTION 3 Classifying 1 WAYS OF REFERRING TO A GROUP There are three ways of talking about the characteristics of a group or class of things. Plural noun without an article This is the most common way of referring generally to a whole group Seagulls are found close to the coast. seagulls generally Singular noun with a I an We use a singular noun with a I an to give a definition for example answering the question What is. What s a seagull A seagull is a large white and grey bird. all seagulls are. We can t use a singular noun with a an in phrases that refer to the whole group X A tiger is in-danger of becoming extinct. z Tigers are in danger of becoming extinct. The singular with a I an also loses its general meaning when it isn t the subject of the sentence. We use the plural or the. see below I ve been studying a seagull. one particular bird I ve been studying seagulls. - seagulls as a group Singular noun with the We use the in academic or formal language mainly to describe typical characteristics. We always use a singular verb compare Section The seagull ứ a scavenging bird. I ve been studying the seagull possible but formal 2 SPECIAL GROUPS There are three groups of things that we commonly refer to as a general class with the. Parts of the body Some of these are common phrases I looked him straight in the eye. He s a pain in the neck. I ve got this annoying tune on the brain. This happens especially when the noun is related to the object of the sentence or the subject of passives and especially in prepositional phrases The bird was shot in the wing. She gave me a pat on the back. When the noun is related to the subject of the sentence possessives are more common That seagull had hurt its wing. He s had a lot of trouble with his heart. Musical instruments We often refer to musical instruments generically with the The horn is one of the most difficult orchestral instruments to play. However when we talk about bands orchestras recordings etc. we can omit the I

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