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§ 1. General notion.

The article is a structural part of speech used with nouns. There .ire two articles in Modern English: the indefinite article and the

  • letinite article.

The indefinite article has the forms a and an. The form a Is used before words beginning with a consonant sound (a book, a pen, a student). The form an is used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an opera, an apple, an hour). The article is pronounced [a], [an]; when stressed it is pronounced [ei], [a;n].

The definite article has one graphic form the, which is pro­nounced in two ways: [dr] before a vowel sound [Зі-'аері] and [da] before a consonant sound [da 'pen].

The indefinite article has developed from the Old English nu­meral an (one), and as a result of its origin it is used only with nouns in the singular.

The definite article has developed from the Old English demon­strative pronoun se and in some cases it has preserved this demon­strative meaning in Modern English.

The use of the indefinite article implies that the object is pre- sented as belonging to a class.

The use of the definite article shows that a particular object is meant.

The absence of articles with class nouns in the pluj^L .дШі ^ abstract nouns and nouns of material has grammatical significance:" <f і I shows that the nouns are used in a general sense.

With nouns in the plural some is often used. Some, as well вд the absence of articles with class nouns in the plural, is the equiva­lent of the indefinite article in the singular. Some is used when I lie speaker wants to emphasize the idea of number. Some is also used with nouns of material if the idea of quantity is implied. Some has the meaning of ‘several’ with class nouns and ‘a little’ with nouns of material. Some is hardly ever translated into Russian.

USE OF ARTICLES WITH COMMON NOUNS

CLASS NOUNS

§ 2. The use of the indefinite article with class nouns.

Class nouns are used with the indefinite article:

  1. When the speaker presents the object expressed by the noun (is belonging to a certain class. In this case the indefinite article Inis the meaning of ‘какой-нибудь, какой-то, один’ (in the meaning (»1 ‘некий’).

  1. By a prepositional phrase.

The things were outside her experience. (Wells)

After all, the little chap was on the side of the Capital. (Gal worthy)

  1. By an infinitive, infinitive phrase, or an infinitive con struction.

June’s first thought was to go away. (Galsworthy)

His first act was to bolt the door on the inside. (Dickens)

The best thing is for you to move in with me. (Abrahams)

  1. By a gerund, gerundial phrase, or gerundial construction. My favourite sport is swimming.

The great secret, Eliza, is not having bad manners or good manners or any other particular sort of manners, but having the same manners for all human souls. (Shaw)

The topic of their conversation was their going on an expedition.

  1. By Participle II or very seldom Participle I; the latter is generally adjectivized.

He was surprised at the sound of his own voice. (London)

Here was change, indeed! I fell back astounded in my chair. (Buck)

it is very distressing to me, sir, to give this information. (Dickens)

The moment was soothing to his sore spirit. (Sanborn)

(A detailed treatment of the difference between a compound nominal predicate with a predicative expressed by Participle II and a simple predicate expressed by a verb in the Passive Voice is given in Chapter VII, Passive Voice, § 6.)

  1. By an adverb.

That was all. It wa§ enough the way she said it. (Sanborn)