Articolul din limba engleza - The article

Partea a doua

Arti colul zero

Se spune ca e vorba de Articolul zero (sau fara articol) atunci cand nu se foloseste
nici un articol.

Articolul nu se foloseste în urmatoarele cazuri:

- Cu nume de tari (la singular).
Germany is an important economic power. - Germania e o importanta putere economica.
He's just returned from Argentina. - El tocmai s-a intors din Argentina
  (Exceptie: I'm visiting the United States next week. - Vizitez Statele Unite
saptamana viitoare.) 

- Cu numele limbilor.
French is spoken in Tahiti. - Franceza este vorbita in Tahiti.
English uses many words of Latin origin. - Engleza foloseste multe cuvinte de origine latina.

- Cu numele meselor.
Lunch is at midday. - Masa de prânz este la prânz (amiaza).
Dinner is in the evening. - Cina este seara
Breakfast is the first meal of the day. - Micul dejun e prima masa a zilei.

- Cu numele persoanelor (doar cele la singular).

John's coming to school. - Ion vine la scoala.
King George is my uncle. - Regele George este unchiul meu.

- Cu titluri si nume proprii:

Prince Charles is Queen Elizabeth's son. - Printul Charles este fiul reginei Elisabeta
Dr. Watson was Sherlock Holmes' friend. - Dr. Watson a fost prietenul lui Sherlock Holmes.
  (Insa titlurile generice, luate singure, au articol: the Queen of England, the Pope) 

- Dupa cazul posesiv format cu 's.

His sister's car. - Masina surorii lui.
Laura's basket. - Cosul Laurei.

- Cu numele profesiilor.
Engineering is a useful career. - Ingineria e o cariera folositoare.
He'll probably go into medicine. - El probabil va merge la medicina.
- Cu nume de magazine:
I'll get the card at Smith's store. - Am sa obtin cardul la magazinul lui Smith. (smith = fierar)

- Cu ani.
1978 was a wonderful year. - 1978 a fost un an minunat.
Do you remember 1995? - Iti amintesti de 1995?

- Cu substantive unice (uncountable nouns).

Milk is often added to tea in England. - Laptele este adesea adaugat la ceai in Anglia.
Peace is good. - Pacea e buna.

- Cu numele unor munti, lacuri si insule:

Mount McKinley is the highest mountain in Alaska. - Muntele McKinley e cel mai inalt munte
din Alaska
She lives near Salty Lake. - Ea locuieste (traieste) langa Lacul Sarat.
Have you visited Long Island? - Ai vizitat Long Island?

- Cu majoritatea numelor de strazi , orase, statii pentru mijloacele de transport si

aeroporturi.
Victoria Station is in the centre of London. - Statia Victoria e in centrul Londrei.
Can you direct me to Bond Street? - Poti sa ma directionezi spre strada Bond?
They're flying from Heathrow. - Ei zboara de la Heathrow.

- In unele expresii invariabile.

by car (cu masina), at school (la scoala), at work (la munca), at University (la universitate), in
church (la biserica), in bed (in pat), by train (cu trenul), on foot (pe jos), on holiday (in vacanta), on
air (in broadcasting) (in direct).

A / An si One
Atunci când se numara sau se masoara timpul, distanta, greutatea, etc. se poate
folosi fie a /an, fie one pentru singular.

Exemple:
A / One pound (o livra [sau lira]), A / One million pounds (un milion de lire)
You can take an/ one hour for lunch. - Puteţi să luati pauza o ora pentru masa de prânz.

Dar a/an si one nu înseamna întotdeauna acelasi lucru:

A box is no good. (We need something else, not a box). - O cutie nu e buna. (Ne trebuie altceva,
nu o cutie).
One box is not enough, we need two boxes. - O (singura) cutie nu e suficienta, ne trebuie doua
cutii.
Fill in the gaps with a/an
1.-That man is ……… vegetarian.
2.-Yesterday he didn’t sleep …….. wink.
3.- Sheila has ……. few friends in
Canada.
4.- We are having lunch in …… half an
hour.
5.- I have ……… headache.
6.- It’s 3€ …… kilo of strawberries.
7.- ……….. elephant never forgets.
8.- That’s ………. enormous price.
9.- My uncle has ……. business of his
own.
10. He’s reading ……….. interesting
novel.
11.-She offered me …….. cup of tea.
12.-He’s ill in bed. He’s got ……… cold.
13.- What …………… lovely day!
14.- Miriam broke ……… arm yesterday.
15.-We visited …….. wax Museum in
London.
16.- The pupils have to wear …… blue
uniform.
17.- The woman bought …….. French
magazine.
18.- I need somebody with …….. good
knowledge of German and English.
19.- He got a job as …….. architect.
20.- Theodor is ……..very good friend
of mine.
21.- They had ……… big bowl of
cereals.
22.- Our teacher gave me ……… lift last
week.
23.- It was …… dark night so he lit ..…….
match.
24.- This singer has got …….….
beautiful voice.
25.- Sarah had ………….. amazing
memory.
26.- They enjoyed …….. day on the
beach.
27.- Look! There is …….. hole in your
jumper.
28.- Can I have half …….. kilo of carrots?
29.- It was ………..…… incredible story.
30.- Bob always reads ………. Italian
books.
31.- Daniel is ……….. very naughty child.
Fill in the gaps with ‘the’ or no article
1.- It was a sunny day, ……..sky was
blue.
2.- She works in ………. Sales
Department.
3.- I heard a knock on …….. front door.
4.- My mother washed ………. dishes.
5.- I think that’s ……… cheapest
restaurant.
6.- ……….lions are very dangerous.
7.- When I woke up, ……… day was
awful.
8.- Would you like some ……. tea?
9.- Julie and Christine are ……. cousins.
10.-Don’t tell me any more lies. I want
…..truth.
11.-Mrs Lynx returned to ……….
Scotland.
12.- Patrick played ……… electric
guitar.
13.- I usually eat ………. fish and chips
for lunch.
14.- Excuse me, What’s ………. time?
15.- Olivia spent her summer in
….....Canary Islands.
16.-Children! It’s time to go to …….bed!
17.-The English family served ……. 5
o’clock tea.
18.-It was quite late so we hurried ……..
home.
19.- My mother went to ……. school to
see my tutor.
20.-We had …… breakfast in the garden.
21.-It was cold outside so I took …….
coat.
22.- He flew his plane under the bridges
of ……. Thames.
23.-The boy rode his bike at ……..
weekend.
24.-Where’s Steve? I think he is in ……..
garden.
25.-I didn’t catch …….. school bus.
26.- The girls were at ………..seaside last
Sunday.
27.-She’s skilful. She plays all ……
instruments.
28.-David went to ….…. Trinity College
in Dublin.
29.-I would like to study …………
Medicine.
30.- My mother was ……….youngest in
her family.
Fill in gaps with ‘the/a/an/ or no article

1.- Did you come by …….air? No, I came …….. sea.

2.- My brother goes to ……. Church in …….. morning. In …….. afternoon he meets ……. friends.
3.- My neighbour got ……….. bronchitis and was taken to ………. hospital.
4.- It’s ……. pleasure to do ……… business with such ……… efficient organization.
5.- Linda lived on ……… ground floor of ……. old house.
6.-This is a story about ……..Englishman, ……. Irishman and ……… Scotsman.
7.-My aunt very often has ……… cold meat and …….. salad for supper in Summer.
8.-She hates living on …….. top floor of that block of flats.

1. Myke is ___ author. 
2. He writes ___ travel book. 
3. We had ___ lunch with him yesterday 
4. It was ___ excellent lunch. 
5. The airplane ticket cost him ___ thousand pounds. 
6. This is ___ english test. 
7. Can you play ___ piano? 
8. Would you like ___ drink? 
9. Where`s ___ bathroom? 
10. ___ girl in blue is my sister. 
11. He`s read ___ lot of English books. 
12. He is ___ engineer.