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We bought some cheese and ham. a/an/the/- cheese was delicious.
The (We use the when we mention something for the second time.)
It's a/an/the/- interesting book.
an (We use a/an to talk about people’s jobs or to say what kind of person or thing something/somebody is.)
There was a/an/the/-document on the table.
a ( We use a/an when we mention something for the first time)
Experts say that a/an/the/- coffee can be good for your health.
- ( We do not use an article before plural or uncountable nouns to talk about something in general.)
I don't have ..a/an/the/-. car
a (We cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a, the, my etc.))
Can you pass me a/an/the/- water?
the (We use the to talk about specific things or people; when it’s clear which things or people we are talking about. In this sentence, it's clear which water
a/an/the/- president visited our school.
The (We use the when there’s only one of something.)
My father is a/an/the/- police officer.
a ( We use a/an to talk about people’s jobs or to say what kind of person or thing something/somebody is.)
Everybody knows that ..a/an/the/- cats are very independent animals.
- (We do not use an article before plural or uncountable nouns to talk about something in general.)
She picked me up at a/an/the/- airport.
the (With places in a town where we commonly go (the park, the cinema, the doctor, etc.)
Can both / either / neither you or Lisa take me to the station?
either ( We can say either A or B to mean one person/thing or the other.)
both / either / neither of them could take me to the station, so I had to take a taxi.
neither (We say neither of + you/them to mean 'zero out of two people'.)
A: Are you from Spain or from Italy? B: both / either / neither. I'm from Portugal.
neither (neither= not A and not B (zero out of two things or people)
With a tourist visa, you can both/either/neither work nor study.
neither (We use neither … nor … to mention the two things or people that we are talking about.)
both/either/neither John and Sara were invited.
both (We use both ... and ... to mean two people or things.)
The tennis game was fantastic. both/either/neither players were great.
both (➪ We use both + plural noun and either/neither + singular noun.)
