Articles - Članovi

Neodređeni član (a/an) se koristi:

nUz brojive imenice u jednini i znači jedan.

For lunch I had a sandwich and an apple.

nKada  govorimo o nekome ili nečemu nepoznatom sagovornicima

There is a man at the door.

nUz zanimanja

She is an actress.

My father is a doctor.

nZa izražavanje jedinice vremena ili meru

We have English classes twice a week.

Take this medicine three times a day.

nU izrazima:

a lot of   a great deal of   a long time

a se koristi ispred imenice čiji izgovor počinje  suglasnikom, a an ispred imenice čiji izgovor  počinje samoglasnikom.

an hour   a CD    an exam   an uncle

nUz sve ono što ne možemo da izbrojimo (gradivne i apstraktne imenice) ne koristimo neodređni član.

Gold  happiness  water

Ali , ukoliko ispred tih imenica stoji pridev, onda možemo koristiti neodređeni član:

Knowledge is power.

She has a good knowledge of English.

Određeni član (the)  se koristi:

nKada je sagovornicima jasno o kome ili čemu govore.

Call the police! (u našem gradu)

Put it in the fridge! (u kuhinji)

nIspred imenice koja je već pomenuta

I found a puppy in the street. The puppy was hungry.

nIspred imenice koja je na neki način određena

The film we saw was good.

n u nekim uobičajenim izrazima  

zgrada: at the door, in the lift, down the stairs, In the bedroom, in the 

kitchen, in the garden

grad: in the city centre, at the bus stop, at the station, at the airport, over 

the bridge, go to the bank

država: all over the country, in the mountains, on the beach, in the 

south/north

nIspred superlativa

She is the best actress in the film.

nIspred prideva da označi celu grupu ljudi sa istom osobinom

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

nIspred prezimena kome se dodaje nastvak –s za množinu da označi sve

članove te porodice

The Simpsons are an interesting family.

nIspred rednog broja

It is the first of October.

nIspred imena pozorišta, muzeja, galerija i raznih organizacija

He has been to the British Museum.

nIspred imena reka, mora, okeana, pustinja i planinskih venaca

London is on the Thames.

nGeografskih imena kada su u množini  ili složenica koje u svom nazivu imaju reči  kingdom, republic, state, union

The United States  the Philippines

nIspred naziva muzičkih instrumenata

He plays the violin.

nIspred broja koji ukazuje na deceniju

The song was popular in the 60s.

nU apoziciji

Mr Brown, the manager, will visit the department.

nIspred prideva koji  se odnose na nacionalnosti

The English speak English.

nIpred reči same i only

We go to the same school. It is the only school in this area.

nU komparativu sa the…the.

The sooner, the better.

nČlan the  se ne koristi ispred navedenih imenica ukoliko se ta mesta koriste

zbog primarne svrhe. (hospital,church, school, bed, college, prison, jail)

Tom goes to school.

Tom’s mother will go to the school to speak to the teacher. (ona ne ide u školu

radi obrazovnja kao primarne svrhe- ne radi tamo, niti se tu školu

Izostavljanje članova:

nIspred naziva obroka (ukoliko nije reč o određenom)

Lunch is at 1 o’clock.

nPraznika

Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving Day

nGodišnjih doba (ukoliko nije reč o određenom)

My favourite season is spring.

nVećine ulica i aerodroma

Fifth Avenue, Regent’s Street, Heathrow

nParkova i trgova

Central Park, Times Square

nVećine bolesti

He has bronchitis.

ali ,          He has a headache.

nSportova i igara

He plays basketball.

nNaziva gradova

Belgrade, London, Moscow

nNaziva pojedinačnih ostrva

Sicily, Cyprus