Thanks for the class! Training phrases 😁 1. about something that is obvious. -💌 Read the letter you received right away! 2. Experience -🔬The research we did in the laboratory has great potential. 3. Something unique -☕ The best coffee I've ever had!
Don't use 'THE 1.Something general 🏋️Exercise is good for health. 2.With names 🗾Japan is a country with high levels of education. 3. With determinants 👵One place I like to go to is my grandmother's house.
Hi, I would like to answer this question. THEIR is a possessive form. THERE is opposite to HERE. Most of the people live there. That is their luggage. Sometimes, for framing sentences, we use THERE. There are so many things to learn on youtube, especially about English.
@@snehalquest Their answers the question WHOSE? (WHO?) They took (WHOSE HATS?) their hats. It is a possessive pronoun. 'There' answers the question WHERE? Where did you find it? - I found it THERE.
Hi! Tks for the lesson! And about "in Section 2 we present..."? In this case, the right choice is without the article, right? In the same way, it seems "in Phase 2..." is also without "the". But they (section and phase) are singular and countable... would they act as a "proper noum" (since in these cases we use capital letters)? Which would be the rule tying "section" and "phase" together? Tks!
Yes, Leonardo! When we are using words like 'section, chapter, article, week, etc.' plus a number, there is not an article before. Some other examples: 'In week 5 of the semester, we will have an exam', 'Chapter seven of the book was my favorite'. If it's written differently, there is an article: 'In the fifth week of the semester...' and 'The seventh chapter of the book...'. These types of phrases don't normally act as proper nouns unless something like 'Phase 2' is the title of a specific, proper name. If it's describing the general phase, it would not be capitalized. Hope this helps you!
Hi Justin, at time 1:35 Saying words doesn't match to subtitles. You don't need to study for hours TO (saying) OR (subtitles) memorise lots of complex rules.
This video is helpful. But I have 2 questions. 1.Are all following sentences accepted? ' She is playing piano.' ' She is playing the piano.' ' She is playing a piano. ' 2. Why do you use 'the' before 'Taj Mahal' when it is a name? Thank you very much.
Good questions, Thúy. With instruments, you don't always have to use an article. All of your sentences for #1 are acceptable, depending on the situation. We use 'the' before famous landmarks because there is usually only one; it is 'The' Taj Mahal.
@@ТатьянаЛатышева-э3ф 1.The general activity. 2. She is playing the specific piano everyone knows about. 3. She is playing any piano, not one specific piano. Also, we say 'The Taj Mahal' because there is only one, and it is a specific landmark. Hope this helps you!
How about "West Lake"？Should we add "The" before it, like "The West Lake is famous in China." I checked the frequency of it in COCA, both have, the or no the. I am so confused!
Hi Sarwar, we don't have a practice sheet but you can find the lesson script with a quiz on our website for more practice! www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/use-the
Yes, the articles drive me crazy and makes me angry !! I have been struggling with it for more than 20 years now, i am still not able to fully understand it.
Oxford Online English exactly it’s coincidental with the today’s lesson & my username! I understand “The Second” means(Time Of second). I enjoyed a lot today’s lesson. Great thanks!!
9:44 But if I want to say "any government"? What if I think ANY government (In the whole world) should do more to help the elderly people? Why do you think I want to say "older people" in general? What if instead I'm talking about specific elderly people in my country/city? I'm sorry, guys, but you have a bad lesson.
Thanks for watching the lesson and sharing your comment. When we say 'the government', we refer to the specific government in your country. That is one of the points of this lesson, to talk about something specific. Of course, you can use other words if you are not talking about one specific government, like 'any' and many other words. For your second question, we have already established we are talking about 'the government' in your specific country. It is obvious we are talking about 'the elderly people' in your country as well. However, if you'd like to use 'the' to emphasize specific elderly people in your country, that is fine! It is just not necessary. Hope this helps you!
@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 Ok. But I also didn't understand your example with a shop. There are many shops in any city. Personally, I go to three different shops nearby. How is someone supposed to know which shop I mean when I say "I'm going to THE shop"? It can be ANY shop. According to all rules ("The" is used when we already know about this thing/this thing is unique) people should say "I'm going to A shop" unless they have spoken about particular shop before.
Hi Elisavet. Thanks for watching and sharing. They are actually both correct! Here is the general rule: If we stress 'the,' it is pronounced / ði /. If we do not stress 'the,' before a consonant, it is pronounced / ðə /. If 'the' comes before a vowel, it is pronounced / ði /. Hope this helps you!
Of course people will get angry if explained that way. The definite article in all the languages is nothing else but the demostrative pronoun THIS or THAT. The word THE is explained this way even in the etymological dictionary of the English language: THE is the ex-THAT. So, 90% of phrases where the natives use THE represent the excessive use of it. Actually, the non-natives speak a better English than natives for they understand the excessiveness of the definite article. If you have demostrative pronouns in your language, you don´t need definite articles. If you have both and use them both, you have no clue what definite articles are for.
No, non-native speakers do not speak better English than native speakers. Lol. Please reconsider your opinion by applying it to your native language. Do non-native speakers of your native language speak it better than native speakers? I bet not. There is a different logic and application to each language. Do not apply your language's logic and application to other languages.
Very nice video I have a doubt regarding preposition Would u plssss tell me which is correct-i am in a meeting or I am at the meeting Plsss solve my doubt plsssss
I am so thankful for this video! I was having a hard time learning when and how to use 'the'. Although there are multiple resources available online, none of them was useful for me. They either had too many rules, or they were too simple to learn anything new. But this is such a secure method to remember and use. I can see a noticeable difference in my mistakes, and they have reduced manifolds! Thanks a lot! I am writing this comment only after evaluating myself.
Hi there. Are you talking about specific people you know? Or a group of people in general? If it's people in general, you would not use 'the'. For example, maybe I am in class with Joe and Mark and Bob, and Joe and Mark talk about sports all the time, I could say: 'I hate the people who...'. However, if it's just types of people in general, I could say: 'I hate people who...'. Hopefully that helps!
I remembered the rule about general and specific however, I cannot establish when things are general or specific. It is difficult because of my language rules.
Hi Allen, the Taj Mahal is a proper noun because it is a specific building and landmark with a specific name. I'm not sure if that answers the question you had?
In my native language I would say "Show me that book" or something like that when we speak about specific book so I am using it even in English (not on purpose ofcourse) and I don't know if this makes sense for native English speakers. So it's not true slavic languages don't know something like articles but we using words like that, some etc...for recognize if I mean something random or something specific. But many things in English have THE even when we didn't talk about that specific thing and it's black magic for me sometimes. :-) With that bathroom etc...I don't understant why using THE when it's obvious which bathroom I mean. I know it's part of English, but it looks really illogical especially for slavic speakers.
Please what is the difference between these two sentences with respect to the use of the "THAT"? Sentence 1: He said that you should come with me. Sentence 2: He said you should come with me.
Hi Hasan, after you finish the quiz on our website, you click 'Get Results' and the correct answers have a green check mark next to them. The quiz can be found here: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/use-the. Hope that helps!
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There's always something i confuse about the articles. and so i would love to know why is this sentence like that ?: (how would you like to pay with credit cart or cash?i will pay with a credit cart). and the questing is why at the first was not used the article "A" but then it is used ?
Hi Mehi, good question. Usually if 'with' is used, there is an article. However, I think you might have meant using 'By'. When we use 'by', for example, 'travel by car' or 'pay by credit card', we don't use articles because we're describing a method of how something is done. Hope this helps!
I have a question about examples that you showed us. “ Greek food is both healthy and tasty”, “i hate shopping clothes” Why is there ‘s’ end of the word cloth And why is there no ‘s’ in front of the word food.
Hi Justin. Here, when we talk about 'food' as a category, we use the uncountable form: 'food'. 'Clothes' is always used in the plural form which has the same meaning as 'articles of clothing'.
I hope Oxford Online English will make some videos regarding hereto, thereto, hereunder, herein or something like that. I encounter it every day when working but I don't know them exactly and clearly. I wish you can help me. Thanks a lot.
