В презентации "Артикли с существительными в функции приложений" рассматриваются основные правила использования артиклей с существительными, выступающими в роли приложений. Также даются примеры использования и задания на закрепление материала. Работа основана на материале учебника Афанасьевой О.В. English 9 для школ с углубленным изучением английского языка.
Articles with the nouns
in the function
of apposition
МОУ «Гимназия №44 г.Твери»
Папилова А.В
Учитель английского языка
Apposition приложение
If a noun is used as apposition, it usually
takes the indefinite article.
a an
Find the apposition in the sentences
3. My neighbour’s car, a very old one, looks
rather clean and shiny.
1. My neighbour, a soft-hearted person, is
always busy at weekends.
John, a boy of 6, is very eager to play
computer games.
2.
4. His father, a man advanced in his years, is
very skillful.
I want to invite you, a friend of mine, to
my birthday party tomorrow.
5.
You need the definite article the before the
apposition when……..
a) The noun in apposition refers to a
The noun in apposition refers to a
famous or wellknown person;;
famous or wellknown person
b) The noun in apposition stands
The noun in apposition stands
before the modified noun;
the modified noun;
before
c) The situation shows that the noun
The situation shows that the noun
in apposition is a definite one
in apposition is a definite one
Study the examples:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Elton John, the popular singer, writes lovely songs.
The writer Zola described life in a realistic manner.
Copernicus, the medieval astronomer, is known for the
Copernicus system.
Yuri Gagarin, the first man who flew to space, is widely known in
the world.
5. Nikolai Petrov, the man who lives next door, has just gone out.
The film director Spielberg got the annual prize “Oscar” this year.
6.
7. Gorbachev, the political leader of the USSR, started the pricess of
political change in the country.
The composer Beethoven was contemporary with Napoleon.
The car, the stolen one , was found in the wood.
8.
9.
10. Zhores Alferov, the outstanding physicist, won the Nobel Prizi in
2000.
No article is used if a noun in apposition
denotes a position, a rank, a post, which is unique
and can be occupied by one person at a time.
King – queen director- principal
Colonel-captain doctor-professor
Leader-head chief - boss
Speaker-chairman president – prime
minister
Rector-dean manager – secretary
When the noun denotes not ranks but people, both articles can be used.
The Queen has arrived
This car is fit for a king.
When such nouns are followed by a proper name, the are used without
any article
Queen Elizabeth, King John.
Correct the mistakes in some of these
sentences
1. The Dutch painter Rembrandt is considered to be one of the greatest
painters.
2. The colonel Sanders developed the recipe for the fried chicken .
3. The president of France is going to speak to the parliament.
4. He became the king after the death of his father.
5. The President Franklin Roosewelt is the only American president to have
served more than two terms.
6. She got a job as personal secretary to the chairman.
7. He was elected the chairman of the educational committee.
8. Head is busy at the moment. Could you call back later?
9. Johnson was made the President’s budget director.
10. My dentist is called Doctor Steel.
11. Swift, who wrote Gulliver’s Travels, was the Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in
Dublin.
Thank you for your work!!!
Articles with the nouns.ppt
