Plural and uncountable nouns with and without the Unit 74
Unit 74
Plural and
uncountable nouns with and without
the
(a)
Определенный
артикль the
обычно не
используется перед
существительным, когда
имеем в виду что-то в целом,
вообще:
- Scientists are so clever I'm
afraid to speak to them.
(учёные вообще, а не отдельная группа
учёных)
- I don't
like cats.
- I like
handball
and chess.
- Life
means everything to
me.
- My
favourite subject at school is
literature.
Запомните:most people, most
things.
(а не the most
...)
- Most
people
like to watch TV.
(b)
The
потребляется, когда мы имеем в виду
что-то
конкретное:
- We went into the
garden. The flowers were
wonderful.
(not flowers in general but
the flowers in this garden)
- Children
like playing. (Children in general)
- Tom
took the children to the
Zoo. (not
children in general but his
own
children)
- I like all
cars.
- The
cars we saw were the latest model.
Разница между чем-то в обобщающем
значении
и чем-то конкретным не всегда
чётко ясна.
Например:
- Does he
like tea?
- Does he like
strong tea?
- Does he
like the tea?
(конкретный вид
чая)
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