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cu instrumente muzicale: Marius was playing a violin when the visitor arrived.
pentru a desemna "un fel de", sau "un exemplu de": The mouse has a tiny nose.
(Soarecele are un nas micut). It is a very strange car.
atunci cnd te referi la un singur obiect sau persoana, echivaleaza cu "one": I'd
like an orange and two lemons, please.
- Retineti ca se spune a hundred (o suta), a thousand (o mie), a million (un milion).
3. Articolul zero
Se spune ca e vorba de Articolul zero (sau fara articol) atunci cand nu se foloseste nici un
articol.
Articolul nu se foloseste n urmatoarele cazuri:
- Cu nume de tari (la singular).
Germany is an important economic power.
- Cu numele limbilor.
French is spoken in Tahiti.
- Cu numele meselor.
Lunch is at midday.
- Cu numele persoanelor (doar cele la singular).
John's coming to school.
- Cu titluri si nume proprii:
Prince Charles is Queen Elizabeth's son. Dr. Watson was Sherlock Holmes' friend. (Insa
titlurile generice, luate singure, au articol: the Queen of England, the Pope)
- Dupa cazul posesiv format cu 's.
His sister's car. Laura's basket.
- Cu numele profesiilor.
Engineering is a useful career. He'll probably go into medicine.
- Cu nume de magazine:
I'll get the card at Smith's.
- Cu ani.
1978 was a wonderful year. Do you remember 1995?
- Cu substantive unice (uncountable nouns).
Milk is often added to tea in England. - Peace is good.
- Cu numele unor munti, lacuri si insule:
Mount McKinley is the highest mountain in Alaska. She lives near Salty Lake.
Have you visited Long Island?
- Cu majoritatea numelor de strazi , orase, statii pentru mijloacele de transport si
aeroporturi.
Victoria Station is in the centre of London. Can you direct me to Bond Street?
- In unele expresii invariabile.
by car, at school, at work, at University, in church, in bed, by train, on foot, on holiday, on air.
4. A / An si One
Atunci cnd se numara sau se masoara timpul, distanta, greutatea, etc. se poate folosi fie a /an,
fie one pentru singular.
Exemple:
A / One pound, A / One million pounds, - You can take an/ one hour for lunch.
Dar a/an si one nu nseamna ntotdeauna acelasi lucru:
A box is no good. (We need something else, not a box).