I Want Something

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I want something

Given below is a sentence we use at least 50 times a day. Practice saying it loudly.

I want a pizza/ a car/ a room….

I want some water /gas…

I want the News paper/ the telephone…

I need a job/ a glass of water….

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EXERCISE

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Remember

The is used, when we talk about a particular person or thing, or one already referred to ( i.e. when it is clear from the context which one we mean)

The book you want is out of print (Which book? The one you want.)

Let’s go to the park. (=the park in this town)

The girl cried (the girl=the girl already talked about)

When a singular noun is meant to represent a whole class; as,

The cow is a useful animal.     [Or we may say, “Cows are useful animals.”]

The banyan is a kind of fig tree. [Do not say, “A kind of a fig tree”. This is a common error.]

Man and woman can be used in a general sense without either a, an or the

Man is the only animal that uses fire.

Woman is man’s mate.

The is used before the names of

1. Oceans and seas, e.g. the Pacific, the Black Sea.
2. Rivers, e.g. the Ganga, the Nile
3. Canals, e.g. the Suez Canal
4. Deserts, e.g. the Sahara
5. Groups of islands, e.g. the West Indies.
6. Mountain-ranges, e.g. the Himalayas, the Alps
7. A very few names of countries, which include words like republic and kingdom (e.g. the Irish Republic, the United Kingdom) also; the Ukraine, the Netherlands (and its seat of government the Hague)
8. Certain books; e.g. the Vedas, the Puranas, the lliad, the Ramayana.
9. Things unique of their kinds; as, The sun, the sky, the ocean, the sea, the earth.
10. With superlatives; as, the darkest could have a silver lining. This is the best book of elementary chemistry.
11. With ordinals; as, He was the first man to arrive. The ninth chapter of the book is very interesting.
12. Before musical instruments; as, He can play the flute.