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Understanding the Use of Articles in English Breakfast Menus

Learn when to use and omit "the" in English breakfast menus. Discover the rules for plural and uncountable nouns and how it affects meaning in context.

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Understanding the Use of Articles in English Breakfast Menus

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  1. English IV Unit 1 – Breakfastmenus The use and omission of thearticle «the»

  2. Thearticleisusedbefore plural oruncountablenounswhenthenounisdetermined, itsmeaningisdefinedbythecontext. • Thecities in Europe are allverydifferent. • Thecoffeeyougave me isreallygood.

  3. Theisnotused: • In generalizationswith plural nounsoruncountablenouns. • I don’tliketowns (plural) • I prefercoffeeto tea (uncountable) • Before a plural oranuncountablenounwiththemeaning «a certainamount of» • I havetobuybutter and jelly. (uncountable) • There are cities I don’tlike. (plural) • Beforenames of mealswhentheyhave a general sense. • Thebreakfast I hadyesterdaywasverygood. (particular) • Breakfastisready. (general general)

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