Question

Вставьте необходимый артикль и объясните: Почему в следующих предложениях используется именно этот артикль? 1. It was very cold this winter. But I liked ..... winter. 2. Such ..... naughty boy! 3. He asked me ...... same question several times. 4. .... sun has moved to ..... West. 5. Last Sunday I visited ..... very interesting museum. I liked ..... museum. 6. Let's travel along ....Don in .... boat. 7. That is .... funniest game I have got. 8. ... Earth is millions of kilometers from ... Sun. 9. What’s … longest river in … Russia? – I don’t know. I’m not good at … geography. 10. Diana has … sore throat. … throat makes it hard to talk.

Answer 1

1. It was very cold this winter. But I liked the winter. ( потому что мы знаем, о какой зиме мы говорим, она уже упоминалась).

2. Such a naughty boy! ( конструкция such a .../such an ...)

3. He asked me the same question several times.(знаем, о каких вопросах идет речь, конкретные вопросы).

4. The sun has moved to the West. (солнце одно в мире , а со сторонами света всегда используем).

5. Last Sunday I visited .a very interesting museum. I liked the museum. (сначала мы не знаем о какой музее говорим, упоминаем его впервые, а во втором предложении понятно, что гооврим о музее из 1 предложения)

6. Let's travel along  Don in a boat.(перед реками не используем, неизвестная лодка)

7. That is the funniest game I have got.(степень сравнения - самая веселая)

8. The Earth is millions of kilometers from the  Sun.(одна тоная земля, одно конкретное солнце)

9. What’s the longest river in Russia? – I don’t know. I’m not good at  geography. ( сначала сравнительная степень, со страной не используем ничего, перед предметом тоже).

10. Diana has a sore throat. The throat makes it hard to talk. (сначала не знаем, о чем речь, потом уже слышим не в первый раз)

Answer 2

1. It was very cold this winter. But I liked the winter. Explanation: The definite article "the" is used before "winter" because it refers to a specific winter that the speaker is talking about, the one that just passed.

2. Such a naughty boy! Explanation: The indefinite article "a" is used before "naughty boy" because it is a general description of a boy who is being naughty. The speaker is referring to any naughty boy in general, not a specific one.

3. He asked me the same question several times. Explanation: The definite article "the" is used before "same question" because it refers to a specific question that was mentioned or understood previously in the context.

4. The sun has moved to the West. Explanation: The definite article "the" is used before "sun" because it refers to the specific sun in our solar system, which is a unique entity.

5. Last Sunday I visited a very interesting museum. I liked the museum. Explanation: The indefinite article "a" is used before "very interesting museum" because it refers to any museum in general. However, the definite article "the" is used before "museum" in the second sentence because it refers to a specific museum that the speaker visited.

6. Let's travel along the Don in a boat. Explanation: The definite article "the" is used before "Don" because it refers to a specific river, the Don. The indefinite article "a" is used before "boat" because it refers to any boat in general.

7. That is the funniest game I have got. Explanation: The definite article "the" is used before "funniest game" because it refers to a specific game that the speaker has acquired or is talking about.

8. Earth is millions of kilometers from the Sun. Explanation: The definite article "the" is used before "Earth" and "Sun" because they refer to specific celestial bodies that are known and unique.

9. What’s the longest river in Russia? – I don’t know. I’m not good at geography. Explanation: The definite article "the" is used before "longest river" and "Russia" because they refer to specific entities that are known and unique.

10. Diana has a sore throat. Her throat makes it hard to talk. Explanation: The indefinite article "a" is used before "sore throat" because it refers to any sore throat in general. The possessive pronoun "her" is used before "throat" in the second sentence because it refers to Diana's specific throat.