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  • Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024

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  • @AngloLinkEnglish
    @AngloLinkEnglish  6 месяцев назад

    Reach C1 fluency by joining my complete course at app.anglo-link.com/. This teacher-guided online course includes weekly LIVE Lessons and Workshops with me + a Members' WhatsApp Conversation Club to boost your speaking skills. Memberships start from US$6.50 per month.

  • @AngloLinkEnglish
    @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад +50

    Learn when to use the articles 'a', 'an' and 'the' in this English grammar lesson.

    • @madelyndumagan3306
      @madelyndumagan3306 9 лет назад

      I already been using your videos in my grade 6 english class...a great help to all my pupils

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад

      Шифт Хорд
      Brilliant! I'm really glad that you're enjoying my lessons.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад +3

      Anglo-Link
      Many of you have been surprised that it is 'a university' and 'thuh university'. As this word begins with the letter 'u', you expect it to be 'an university' and 'thee university'. Remember this important point: It is not the spelling that you should consider but the sound:
      'university' begins with the sound /j/ as if there was a 'y' first: 'yuniversity'. /j/ is not a vowel sound.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад

      Madelyn Dumagan
      Excellent Madelyn! I'm glad my lessons have been helpful to you and your pupils.

    • @t33b33xx
      @t33b33xx 9 лет назад

      Anglo-Link Why is "a" before 1? Don't 1 (one) begin with a vowel? Thank you!

  • @clearwaterlanguagetraining4551
    @clearwaterlanguagetraining4551 7 лет назад +1

    Your explanations and examples are very clear. Very important when introducing new grammar to students. As we all know, building the basic building blocks are essential to learn accurately and quickly.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  7 лет назад

      Thank you for your positive feedback on this lesson.

  • @jeronimomanueldejesus1065
    @jeronimomanueldejesus1065 3 года назад +4

    Thanks for your lesson about articles 💚🙏🙏

  • @sanatankumar8935
    @sanatankumar8935 8 лет назад +1

    this is what we can call as class... superb teaching .

  • @quieromicubita
    @quieromicubita 4 года назад +5

    I've been an English teacher for 12 years. I wanted to use this video to complement what I had just taught my girlfriend (the use of a\an). I recommend that you start the video right away with examples and images illustrating the use of the articles. I would avoid such a long grammar explanation in the beginning since a student of that level will understand nothing about it. I'd also use less text and rather use more images. I hope you give it a thought for your next videos. Think of more eliciting than explaining. Thanks for sharing.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  4 года назад +5

      Thank you for your suggestions. However, I have to disagree with you. While some people may not enjoy grammar explanations, in my 35 years of teaching experience, I have taught thousands of students who like and benefit from them. My teaching method is to explain clearly first with good examples, and then to give plenty of practice opportunities with new examples. I'm sure your teaching method is also efficient and suitable for people with a different learning style.

    • @first.stars.2312
      @first.stars.2312 4 года назад

      Give me a coffee or give me the coffee...how do u make sentence?..reply with the explanation.

  • @dancingdan1994
    @dancingdan1994 4 года назад +2

    This is a great help to someone who is trying to get the foundational understanding of English grammar cemented to help teach others. Just one question I had would it be a or the nurse in the context of that one came by to see you and you're relaying that information to someone?

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  4 года назад

      Thank you!
      If it's a nurse who's visiting for the first time: a nurse.
      If it's the same nurse who visit regularly: the nurse.

    • @dancingdan1994
      @dancingdan1994 4 года назад +1

      @@AngloLinkEnglish Thank you for your fast reply. The advice is very helpful

  • @jayarajs2658
    @jayarajs2658 4 года назад +17

    really useful

  • @rachidaazari1724
    @rachidaazari1724 5 лет назад

    I just wonderig why some viewers dislike the content even it is beautiful and clear? are they more knowlegable than everyone. I want to undestand. well done Anglo link, I liked the lesson.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  5 лет назад

      Thank you very much for your great support, Rashida!

  • @rishirajkumar9940
    @rishirajkumar9940 4 года назад +4

    Very very nice and really useful for us...thank you so much ..👌

  • @adrianavanegas2880
    @adrianavanegas2880 4 года назад +2

    You are an excellent teacher. Thanks

  • @bkrekhagupta
    @bkrekhagupta 4 года назад +3

    Superb explanation.... just right for my kids..... they could understand the concept very clearly Thanx

  • @nahidnuri
    @nahidnuri 5 лет назад +2

    I admire your teaching style

  • @marisabadze825
    @marisabadze825 5 лет назад +3

    your lessons are just awesome!thank you so much.

  • @zephrinekanga4554
    @zephrinekanga4554 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks Miguel it was so helpful. We need more educative lessons like this one

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  7 месяцев назад

      There are many more on my Anglo-Link channel and my website anglo-link.com.

  • @nuhzakir8896
    @nuhzakir8896 9 лет назад +31

    yeah you are all right.
    08:00 e.g : "The rich don't know how the poor live".
    I liked so much your sentence !?!

    • @MrFuckyouracists
      @MrFuckyouracists 5 лет назад +2

      I liked your sentence so much! I feel this is the correct sentence formation. Please correct me, if I am wrong.Thanks a million

  • @an_amigo5414
    @an_amigo5414 3 года назад +2

    This video helped me soo much about understanding articles. Thank you 🙏🙏

  • @abdulwalizazai4937
    @abdulwalizazai4937 7 лет назад +3

    Hi there, Minoo , I really enjoyed your teaching and learning styles. Frankly speaking , I got to know so many things from your RUclips channel. Thanks indeed for such super productive materials and lessons that you upload on Internet which is also free of charges. May God bless you for as long as you are alive. Ameen.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  7 лет назад +1

      Thank you very much for your kind words, Abdul. I'm glad my channel has helped you with your English.

  • @EasyEnglishwithMatt
    @EasyEnglishwithMatt 5 лет назад +2

    Pretty useful video. Everyone, learning english is usually confused about these articles. I would also suggest to watch a lot of videos in english, movies and tv shows, that will help you to know where to put those articles on your subconscious level without actually knowing rules.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you, Matt! Indeed, once the theory is clear, hearing plenty of examples is extremely important.

  • @saminamehmood1010
    @saminamehmood1010 4 года назад +3

    Thanks a lot.Now I got the clear concept about the articles.

  • @bhargavibhar2384
    @bhargavibhar2384 5 лет назад +1

    Wonderfully explained

  • @claudiagranjeia6581
    @claudiagranjeia6581 4 года назад +4

    Thank you so much!

  • @payalpatel9595
    @payalpatel9595 8 лет назад +1

    Your lessons are easy to understand.Thnak u so much for this great work.

  • @ilhamghafir9284
    @ilhamghafir9284 4 года назад +5

    I am from Morocco and I love your lesson . 🌹🌚

  • @SavikujaTero
    @SavikujaTero 8 лет назад +1

    Hats off to you! I have been looking for this kind of videos for a long time to improve my english skills. Big thanks!

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  8 лет назад

      +Tero Savikuja
      You're more than welcome.

    • @razanearmy275
      @razanearmy275 5 лет назад

      @@AngloLinkEnglish thank you you are doing good job 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌹🌹🌹🌹👌👌👌👌

  • @loubna547
    @loubna547 3 года назад +4

    Thank you for the great explanation.
    A is sometimes pronounced as "ei", so the last sound is a consonant sound.
    In this case, Is it possible to use it before vowel sound nouns?
    Like in:
    -Mark watched a "ei" action film yesterday.
    - She is a "ei" active girl.

  • @mumukshu1548
    @mumukshu1548 3 года назад +2

    Never seen such a informative video before thank you very much

  • @jaimanjrekar6673
    @jaimanjrekar6673 4 года назад +5

    Mam you are teaching great!!
    But I didn't understand the how to decide if it is'a' or 'an'
    That's the problem?

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  4 года назад +1

      Thank you!
      I give more information on this in my lesson called EZEE 1: a unit or an unit.

    • @jaimanjrekar6673
      @jaimanjrekar6673 4 года назад +2

      @@AngloLinkEnglish okay mam

  • @punamguchhait6533
    @punamguchhait6533 2 года назад +2

    Thanks you very much

  • @josejn2007
    @josejn2007 9 лет назад +4

    Nice! The video is so interesting amd helpful. Thanks a lot, Mino!

  • @chilakashalemraju3668
    @chilakashalemraju3668 3 года назад +1

    Excellent ma'am. Thanks a lot

  • @waleedtom6491
    @waleedtom6491 9 лет назад +10

    I want to practic my English but I have problems with vocabulary how can speak long and clear . Thanks to u.

  • @ebrahimhamza6882
    @ebrahimhamza6882 8 лет назад

    Very nice lesson and very good teacher
    Thanks a lot

  • @Teacherhyattsvlog
    @Teacherhyattsvlog 4 года назад +3

    Are abstract nouns considered uncountable nouns? Do we need articles when we use them?
    Ex: She has a strong determination or strong determination?
    Thanks!

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  4 года назад

      They're uncountable. You may occasionally see the indefinite article when there's an adjective before them, but that would, strictly speaking, be a mistake.

    • @Teacherhyattsvlog
      @Teacherhyattsvlog 4 года назад

      @@AngloLinkEnglish If they're uncountable nouns then we don't need indefinite articles, do we?
      Why do we need an article for this sentence?
      Don't tell a lie.
      I'm really so confused.

    • @franzblaschke3236
      @franzblaschke3236 4 года назад

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  • @aznaurkasumov4104
    @aznaurkasumov4104 8 лет назад

    This is the best english grammar channel in youtube

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  8 лет назад

      +Aznaur Kasumov
      Thank you very much, Aznaur. I appreciate your support.

  • @duazehrasoomro2099
    @duazehrasoomro2099 4 года назад +3

    Nice and useful 👍👌👏

  • @DehatiPrashant
    @DehatiPrashant 3 года назад +1

    It is very usefull information for me thanku soo much Anglo mam.

  • @veenaladda
    @veenaladda 9 лет назад +10

    Its really informative..thank you for sharing Meenu...

  • @chesstictacs3107
    @chesstictacs3107 9 лет назад +1

    Dear Minoo,
    First of all thank you very much for the useful videos you make for us - English learners. May ask one thing? I really would like to see a video lesson about how and when to use "as" and "of". I think these 2 are one of the critical conjunctions to build sentences. Please! Thank you,

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад

      *****
      You're welcome! I'm glad my lessons have been helpful to you.
      I've made a note of your request. Relative pronouns and conjunctions are the next lessons I will be working on.

    • @mahathirathir89
      @mahathirathir89 9 лет назад

      Anglo-Link Minoo madam ,, do you have video for english beginer ? my english is so bad so i want to fix it from beginer lesson ,, i hope you re send my comment :)

    • @perveztanoli3296
      @perveztanoli3296 3 года назад

      @@AngloLinkEnglish by FYI CT ft by FYI by hi

  • @SaudiintheUSA
    @SaudiintheUSA 9 лет назад +7

    Your accent is a British accent which is different in Americans accent. Although there are many differences between American English and British English, I have learned from you a lot. Thank you so much and keep it up.

  • @manuelallo5985
    @manuelallo5985 3 года назад +1

    It's the best explication of articles I've found. Thank you so much.

  • @estefanny3259
    @estefanny3259 8 лет назад +13

    thank you sooo much! you just helped me to pass an exam :)

  • @sayannag9e66
    @sayannag9e66 4 года назад +1

    Thanks

  • @ddale20
    @ddale20 3 года назад +3

    Just found this and it's great! I did not know about the different pronunciations of 'the' before vowels. Thank you!

  • @tanniaktertanni1108
    @tanniaktertanni1108 3 года назад +1

    Tanks for you.very important part of this.

  • @cosmosn8010
    @cosmosn8010 4 года назад +4

    I have a question. When you say .. you can view the deductions or you can view deductions? Also , you can view details such as or you can view the details such as..

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  4 года назад

      It depends whether you're speaking in general or for a specific case:
      You can usually view deductions in ANY payslip. / You can view THE deductions in YOUR payslip.

  • @creativechhanel301
    @creativechhanel301 8 лет назад

    It was the theoretical advice and I am seeking the activity based teaching way in English.

  • @kiranpreetkaur1062
    @kiranpreetkaur1062 5 лет назад +7

    Hello ma'am
    Would you mind to clear my doubt that should we use "the " before Government or Governments. ?
    Thanks

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  5 лет назад +2

      the government: one specific government: the UK government
      the governments: two or more specific governments: The UK and the French governments
      governments: general idea of governments: Governments should take more responsibility in this are.

    • @kiranpreetkaur1062
      @kiranpreetkaur1062 5 лет назад +1

      Thank you mam. Should we use "the " with plural in starting of paragraph. ?

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  5 лет назад +2

      It has nothing to do with where (start, middle, end of a paragraph). If you're talking about specific governments, yes. If you're talking about any government / governments in general, then no.

    • @kiranpreetkaur1062
      @kiranpreetkaur1062 5 лет назад +2

      @@AngloLinkEnglish thanks mam for your valuable response ☺

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  5 лет назад +1

      You're very welcome.

  • @simajarban8906
    @simajarban8906 3 года назад +2

    great lesson thank you!

  • @Galaxytron-pr2lt
    @Galaxytron-pr2lt 3 года назад +4

    I have a test and and I dont get get it but when I saw yours I finally understood!! :D

  • @mitachakma7817
    @mitachakma7817 4 года назад +3

    Truly informative & motivative.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  4 года назад

      Thank you, Mita! I'm glad you've enjoyed this lesson.

  • @orinsiboh7224
    @orinsiboh7224 3 года назад +1

    Its very useful and educative

  • @Fuzorz
    @Fuzorz 4 года назад +5

    Great lesson. I know this stuff but it helps me teach my friend

  • @rafiquelahmed2905
    @rafiquelahmed2905 4 года назад +2

    Thanks mam it has helped me a lot 😊😊😊😊😊

  • @tgchan
    @tgchan 9 лет назад +7

    2 months ago, I have discovered your channel :) Since then, I have watched every video you have made (except for the latest one, I'll get to it, in two days xD) Thank you very much.

  • @ellen6159
    @ellen6159 4 года назад +1

    Hello, I appreciate all the efforts that you are making ,thank you very much, Can you please tell me, the difference between these two sentences, please?He went to hospital.He went to the hospital.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  4 года назад +1

      You're most welcome.
      He went to hospital / he was taken to hospital: as a patient
      He went to the hospital: as a visitor / an employee

    • @khanalsushambhav1985
      @khanalsushambhav1985 4 года назад

      The hospital is used to express secondary purpose of going to hospital and hospital expresses the primary purpose. I guess that's right😉

  • @chienluocthanhcongc
    @chienluocthanhcongc 9 лет назад +14

    Wow, I actually learned something new! Thank you very much for the lesson. :)

  • @kamilanascimento5975
    @kamilanascimento5975 3 года назад +1

    Thanks!

  • @arcisd
    @arcisd 9 лет назад +7

    Thank you!.. very useful!

  • @suryasanapala
    @suryasanapala 4 года назад +1

    Really helpful

  • @killahertz1981
    @killahertz1981 8 лет назад +8

    I didn`t know that "THE" has different pronounciatoin! Great!

  • @duchoang-ld9sd
    @duchoang-ld9sd 3 года назад +1

    Your video helps me get 10 point easy

  • @remym836
    @remym836 9 лет назад +5

    Thank you I love your lessons I've started to learn

  • @seemaythoo1703
    @seemaythoo1703 3 года назад +2

    Hi Minoo,
    Would you please advise me on the sentences below?
    1.Mum: Don't forget to take your lunchbox to school or to the school?
    2.Son: Can I take the toy car to school or to the school?
    3. Mum: Son, hurry up, you're going to be late. I'm going to send you to school or the school once you're finished with your breakfast.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  3 года назад +1

      Hello See May,
      Use 'to school' in all three sentences.

  • @vasavivanga7549
    @vasavivanga7549 7 лет назад +3

    tnq soooooo much mam!!!😃 this video helped me a lot.

  • @princesachdeva7560
    @princesachdeva7560 6 лет назад +1

    Hello Ma'am, this is an amazing video and I have learned a lot from you.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  6 лет назад

      I'm very glad that my lessons have been helpful to you.

  • @hephzibah5011
    @hephzibah5011 7 лет назад +4

    Always love your class......

  • @andreagiraldomdphd.8376
    @andreagiraldomdphd.8376 9 лет назад +1

    Dear Prof. Mino,
    Very nice lesson indeed. I look forward to seeing part two. I pay my respect to you. andrea

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад

      Andrea Giraldo
      Thank you for your continuing support, Andrea. I will be publishing Part 2 in a couple of weeks' time.

  • @tahiramajeed7141
    @tahiramajeed7141 4 года назад +3

    😮😮
    really i learned vry much frm it👆👆

  • @thesciencetech4618
    @thesciencetech4618 6 лет назад

    Thanks anglo link.... I am very happy

  • @d2395
    @d2395 9 лет назад +4

    Hi, in question 10, may i know why use a '1' not an '1' ?
    thanks!

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад +3

      +W Y Lam
      Because 'one' begins with the sound /w/.

    • @d2395
      @d2395 9 лет назад

      Thanks so much!

    • @nidaali1637
      @nidaali1637 4 года назад

      @@AngloLinkEnglish if before the letter 'm' we use an then the same must apply to the letter 'n' too?

    • @nidaali1637
      @nidaali1637 4 года назад

      @@AngloLinkEnglish also does the sound rule apply to all the letters and numbers starting with vowel sounds. Please clarify

  • @samikshakgowda4001
    @samikshakgowda4001 4 года назад +2

    It's more useful for me thanks mam

  • @007nithu
    @007nithu 4 года назад +3

    Hi mam, what about this sentence. This is a united community. as U is a vowel , so why the sentence is not , This is an united community.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  4 года назад

      You'll find the answer in this lesson:
      ruclips.net/video/IBqIQUSON4w/видео.html

    • @007nithu
      @007nithu 4 года назад +1

      @@AngloLinkEnglish thank you mam..... Excellent work mam...so much helpful for who ever wanted to improve their English.....god bless you....

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  4 года назад

      You're welcome. I'm glad this was helpful.

  • @bangmai2554
    @bangmai2554 9 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much for your teaching and learning resources. Very useful for us like ESl/EFL learners. Wish you good luck.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад

      +bangmai2554
      You're welcome. I'm glad my lessons have been helpful to you.

  • @goodbyelullaby4894
    @goodbyelullaby4894 6 лет назад +3

    Просто нет слов, даешь в конце предложения так объясни почему используем именно эти артикли, не все попадает под приведенные правила

  • @rajasvisingh6075
    @rajasvisingh6075 8 лет назад +1

    Hi..I really found this video a very helpful one..
    Articles are not so easy as they sound to be..A , an and the

  • @ahmadshamasna8918
    @ahmadshamasna8918 4 года назад +4

    من طرف مدرسة الايمان❤

  • @sarikapatodi523
    @sarikapatodi523 4 года назад +2

    Wow ! Wow ! In this video my full douts are cleared thank u soo soo much

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  4 года назад +2

      You're most welcome. I'm glad this has been helpful to you.

  • @mehuljoshi3172
    @mehuljoshi3172 9 лет назад +1

    Far better than any other video lesson. Awesome work! :)

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад

      +Mehul Joshi
      Thank you very much, Mehul! I'm glad you've enjoyed this lesson.

  • @yazanjid7019
    @yazanjid7019 4 года назад +4

    من طرف مدارس الايمان

  • @syedarubabzehra5497
    @syedarubabzehra5497 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for this lesson ☺️ thanks for this

  • @rafahossaindiy3182
    @rafahossaindiy3182 6 лет назад +3

    :D

  • @katadaalsmer7556
    @katadaalsmer7556 8 лет назад

    Many many thanks, very useful.

  • @ahmadyaghiutube
    @ahmadyaghiutube 9 лет назад

    Thanks a lot it has been a useful demonstration

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад +1

      +ahmad yaghi
      You're welcome, Ahmad.
      If you would like to watch my other lessons too, the easiest place to find my lessons is on my website www.anglo-link.com under 'Video Lessons' and 'Exercises'.

    • @ahmadyaghiutube
      @ahmadyaghiutube 9 лет назад

      Thank you very much, I've been honored for a long time to be one of your followers on your website, before " The You Tube"site, more over I always tell my students a bout your websites.
      Your way of presenting the materials is simple " I am honored to say " my way is like yours.
      your sincerely .
      Ahmad Yaghi
      Palestine

  • @venkatesann8703
    @venkatesann8703 3 года назад

    Thanks mam for your wonderful explanation

  • @julianarose9399
    @julianarose9399 6 лет назад

    Hello miss Anglo Link
    please , do you mean by ( something or someone one of group ) is singular noun ?
    and why do we use ''the'' after we've already mentioned something in the first time ? , also we can use ''a'' or ''an'' instead ''the''
    there's reason or not

  • @shreyalandge405
    @shreyalandge405 3 года назад +1

    Hi my name is Shreya and I am a student and my teacher always advises me to see your videos. And I really like them

  • @leaderlesssociety9082
    @leaderlesssociety9082 8 лет назад +1

    (That to Which) The rainbow (which I saw yesterday) was beautiful. The optician (which I consulted yesterday) examined my eyes. Is it correct also?

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  8 лет назад +1

      What you have put in brackets cannot replace the original 'which I saw yesterday'.You cannot use 'which' after 'consultant', on;y 'who' or 'that'.

    • @leaderlesssociety9082
      @leaderlesssociety9082 8 лет назад

      ok thanks

    • @joyceruhanga3488
      @joyceruhanga3488 4 года назад +1

      ok

  • @josepvaz8827
    @josepvaz8827 9 лет назад

    I love your lessons teachercita.

  • @sugarr6290
    @sugarr6290 2 года назад

    Thank you so much this is very useful

  • @romanstark4377
    @romanstark4377 5 лет назад +2

    Hi, Minoo, thanks for you vids once again. They're very motivational and engaging. I'd be very glad if you helped me put some puzzles together? I'm a non-native and can't fully comprehend some English language realias. My language doesn't have such a phenomenon as "the articles" and that's why it's unclear to me why it's so necessary to put some words determining objects on the criterion "the object is unique/the very one/known to everybody" or "one of many/some/unmentioned before" if it can be quite discernible from the context or if you just put a neat pronoun before a noun? E.g ANY or THAT. Omitting articles is grammaticaly incorrect in general but I'd like to come down to this point logically. Here's the situation: I'm talking on the phone and gotta take down an important information. Let's say a phone number or address. But I have no pen to write with. So I ask my friend sitting next to me to give me a pen. What if I say: "Got any pen?" or just "Got pen?" instead of "Got a pen?" to show my extreme urge to get down the number and I don't care whether this pen is special or not? If I want to emphasize the object's onliness I can just add the demonstrative pronoun THAT "Got pen THAT Stacy gave you" and it becomes clear that I specify this object "Walking down the street I saw black cat" "Walking down the street I saw black cat THAT I'd noticed on my garden wall that morning" Isn't it obvious the first sentence tells us about the cat's ordinariness "it's just some cat I've never seen before/one of many cats I've seen in my life" and the second one lays stress on its unique feature "it's the very same cat I've seen earlier this morning? What does the language miss then?:)) May be the number for the articles also show the plurality? Well, there are flections, root vowels and wordforms perfectly indicating this category. So why do you use the articles if this or that context can be easily expressed by other words already mentioned above? :)) Can the use of articles be regarded as a language tradition? Like I said, I'm not a native and probably miss something. Thanks beforehand.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  5 лет назад

      Indeed, Roman. The use of articles in English (and any other language for that matter) is arbitrary. Articles serve a purpose if no other context exists, which is rare. However, like with other 'linguistic conventions', you need to use them if you want to be 'correct'. If you just want to be understood, you don't need to worry about them too much.

  • @tgchan
    @tgchan 9 лет назад +2

    WoW... Amazing video~! I love the simplicity and easiness of your lessons. The animations are so nice and clear too, you've got a new sub~! Thank you from Poland.

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад

      +tgchan
      Than k you! I'm glad you've enjoyed this lesson.
      If you would like to watch my other lessons too, you can find them on my website www.anglo-link.com under 'Video Lessons' and 'Exercises'.

  • @johnchipman4703
    @johnchipman4703 9 лет назад

    Hi miss,
    Please help me to explain 'need to' and 'have to'
    What is the difference between these two?
    Thank you from your great help in advance!

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад

      John Chipman
      There isn't a real difference. 'need to' is used instead of both 'must' (strong necessity) and 'have to' (external obligation). You will find more information on this in my lesson called 'Modal Verbs: should, must , have to'

    • @johnchipman4703
      @johnchipman4703 9 лет назад

      Thank you for your great advice!!

  • @swtscdy7929
    @swtscdy7929 5 лет назад

    Kiitos paaljon Opettajani
    Thanks so much my teacher

  • @prepareforthegrave253
    @prepareforthegrave253 4 года назад +2

    Thank you

  • @vishruthhv7325
    @vishruthhv7325 9 лет назад

    MIND BLOWING IT IS AWSOME

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад

      +Vishruth Hv
      Thank you, Vishruth!
      If you would like to watch my other lessons too, you can find them on my website www.anglo-link.com under 'Video Lessons' and 'Exercises'.

  • @abdihameidhusseinsayid4250
    @abdihameidhusseinsayid4250 7 лет назад

    wow she is fabulous teacher

  • @hydarachannel4988
    @hydarachannel4988 9 лет назад

    thank you so much anglo-link we are enjoying British accent

    • @AngloLinkEnglish
      @AngloLinkEnglish  9 лет назад

      +Cheikh Abdallah
      You're welcome. I'm glad you liked this lesson.

  • @prumchhangsreng979
    @prumchhangsreng979 4 года назад +2

    I love this video.

  • @maukedetubametin1294
    @maukedetubametin1294 7 лет назад

    Nice tutorial and thanks for sharing knowledge