Artigo THE – Usos 4

Hoje vamos aprender quando omitir o artigo THE.

Regra 1 – quando falamos de forma geral sobre coisas, pessoas ou idéias abstratas. Example:

• Poverty is one of the scourges of the 21st Century
• The poverty I witnessed in the inner city slums was indescribable.

Regra 2 – quando estamos falando sobre paises, continentes, cidades, ruas, edifícios, lagos e montanhas. Example:

• Genoa is in Northern Italy.
• Valencia is in Southern Spain.
• They are both in Europe.

Regra 3 – quando falamos sobre transporte, comida, meses, estações do ano. Example:

• I’m going by car, but Andy’s going by train.
• Next Friday is the last day of term. In August the school is closed.

Só para finalizar vamos revisar algumas situações que podem causar problemas. Veja a forma correta de utilizá-las:

• Coisas únicas: the earth, the sun, the moon, but Earth;
• Lugares: France, Central Park, San Francisco, Mount Vesuvius, McDonald’s, but the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Sahara, The Hague, the Statue of Liberty;
• Oceanos, rios, mares e lagos: the Pacific, the Amazon, the Mediterranean, the Great Lakes, but Lake Superior;
• Doenças e enfermidades: a cold, a headache, the flu, but pneumonia, cancer;
• Destino: to go to the store, to go to the post office, to go to the bank, to go to school, to go to church, to go to bed, to go home;
• Locais: at home, in bed, in school, in college;
• Expressões de tempo: in the morning, in the evening, (but at night), all the time, most of the time (but sometimes, in time, on time);

The correct use of the articles (a/an and the) is one of the most difficult points in English grammar.

Leia os outros artigos da série:

• Artigo THE – Usos 1
• Artigo THE – Usos 2
• Artigo THE – Usos 3
• Artigo THE – Usos 4

That’s all folks.

See you!

Fontes:

• The definite article, ‘the’
• Grammar Articles (PDF File)