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THE or not THE ? That is THE question...
Message de marie11 posté le 08-02-2007 à 10:00:19 (S | E | F | I)
Bonjour.
Savoir si l'on doit ou non employer l'article the est un des points les plus délicats de l'anglais. La règle générale est de l'utiliser quand on sait avec précision de quoi l'on parle. Mais les exceptions sont légion....
A vous, donc, de faire le choix judicieux dans les phrases suivantes.
Je proposerai une correction mardi prochain 13 février.
1- Le café m'empêche de dormir.
2- Aimez-vous le vin blanc ? J'ai besoin de savoir ce que je dois acheter pour la soirée.
3- Autrefois, j'adorais les framboises, maintenant je n'en mange plus car j'y suis allergique.
4- Nous avons pris du poulet pour le dîner, parce que c'est la seule viande qu'elle mange.
5- L'université qu'il fréquentait est maintenant fermée.
6- La beauté n'est pas tout !
7- Nous avons passé l'été au bord de la mer.
8- J'aimerais bien aller aux États-Unis l'été prochain.
9- Les États-Unis sont-ils le plus grand pays du monde ?
10- Les mathématiques sont la matière que je préfére.
Une petite révision pour finir.
11- Il n'a fait qu'une seule faute.
Message de marie11 posté le 08-02-2007 à 10:00:19 (S | E | F | I)
Bonjour.
Savoir si l'on doit ou non employer l'article the est un des points les plus délicats de l'anglais. La règle générale est de l'utiliser quand on sait avec précision de quoi l'on parle. Mais les exceptions sont légion....
A vous, donc, de faire le choix judicieux dans les phrases suivantes.
Je proposerai une correction mardi prochain 13 février.
1- Le café m'empêche de dormir.
2- Aimez-vous le vin blanc ? J'ai besoin de savoir ce que je dois acheter pour la soirée.
3- Autrefois, j'adorais les framboises, maintenant je n'en mange plus car j'y suis allergique.
4- Nous avons pris du poulet pour le dîner, parce que c'est la seule viande qu'elle mange.
5- L'université qu'il fréquentait est maintenant fermée.
6- La beauté n'est pas tout !
7- Nous avons passé l'été au bord de la mer.
8- J'aimerais bien aller aux États-Unis l'été prochain.
9- Les États-Unis sont-ils le plus grand pays du monde ?
10- Les mathématiques sont la matière que je préfére.
Une petite révision pour finir.
11- Il n'a fait qu'une seule faute.
Réponse: THE or not THE ? That is THE question... de aud18, postée le 08-02-2007 à 10:20:21 (S | E)
Hello ! THE is a real problem for me but this year i make less mistakes in his use
1/Coffee prevent me from sleeping .
2/Do you like white wine ? I need to know what I must buy for the party .
3/Formerly, I adored raspberries, I eat no more because I'm alergic to them now.
4/We have took some chicken for dinner, because it's the only meat that she eats.
5/The university that he frequented was closed now.
6/Beauty is not all !
7/We have passed the summer at the seaside.
8/I would like to go to the United States the next summer .
9/Are the United States the biggest world country ?
10/Mathematics is my favourite subject.
11/He has made only one mistake.
Thanks a lot and have a nice day !
Réponse: THE or not THE ? That is THE question... de mp27, postée le 08-02-2007 à 15:37:20 (S | E)
Hello marie11!
1- Coffee prevents me from sleeping
2- Do you like white wine? I need to know what I've got to buy for the party.
3- A long time ago / ages ago, I used to love raspberries, but I don't eat them anymore for I am allergic to them
4- We had chicken for dinner, because that's the only meat she eats.
5- The university he went to has now been closed.
6- Beauty isn't everything!
7- We spent the summer at the seaside.
8- I'd love to go to the States next summer.
9- Is the United States the biggest country in the world?
10- Maths is the subject I like best / is my favourite subject.
11- He's made only one mistake.
Many thanks!
Réponse: THE or not THE ? That is THE question... de solmaz, postée le 08-02-2007 à 16:36:44 (S | E)
Bonjour,
1- Coffee prevents me from sleeping.
2- Do you like white wine? I neeed to know what I have to buy for the party.
3- I used to like raspberries but now I no longer eat them because I am allergic to them.
4- We had chicken for dinner since this is the only meet she eats.
5- The university he used to go is now closed.
6- Beauty doesn't represent everything!
7- We spent the summer along the seaside.
8- I'd like to go the US next summer.
9- Is USA the largest country in the world?
10- Maths is my favorite subject.
11- He's made only one mistake.
Merci.
Réponse: THE or not THE ? That is THE question... de iry43, postée le 10-02-2007 à 03:32:49 (S | E)
Hello marie11,
1.Coffee lose any sleep over it.
2. So yo like white wine? I need to know, what I have to buy for the party.
3.In the past, I love raspberries, now I don't eat them because I'm allergic to them.
4. We had chicken for dinner because that's the only meat she eats.
5. The University he went to has now been closed.
6. Beauty isn't everything.
7. We spent summer time at the seaside.
8. I would like to go to the United States next summer.
9. Is the United States the biggest country in the world.
10. Maths are the subject I prefer.
He's made just one mistake.
Thank you very much.
Réponse: THE or not THE ? That is THE question... de magstmarc, postée le 10-02-2007 à 15:51:36 (S | E)
Hi marie11,
1- Coffee keeps me awake.
2- Do you like white wine ? I need to know what I have to buy for the party.
3- I used to love raspberries, but now I don't eat them anymore because I'm allergic to them.
4- We had chicken for dinner, because it's the only meat she eats.
5- The university he used to go to is now closed.
6- Beauty is not all !
7- We spent the summer on the sea shore.
8- I'd like to go to the United States next summer.
9- Are the United States the biggest country in the world ?
10- Mathematics are my favourite subject. (You do know how to talk to me Marie11!
)11- He made only one mistake.
Thank you so much Marie11 for this exercise. Hope you launch another "associons les mots" soon ! I can't wait.
Have a nice day
Réponse: THE or not THE ? That is THE question... de coferam, postée le 11-02-2007 à 20:13:24 (S | E)
Bonjour Marie11
1 / Coffee prevents me from sleeping.
2 / Do you like white wine ? I need to know what I have to buy for the party.
3 / In the old days,I fonded raspberries,now I don’t eat it,because I am allergic.
4 / We had chicken for dinner, because this is the only meat she eats.
5 / The University he went about is now closed.
6 / Beauty is not everything !
7 / We spent the summer by the sea.
8 / I’d like to go to US next summer.
9 / Is the US the biggest country of the world ?
10 / The maths is the subject I prefer.
11 / He has made only a single fault.
Merci.
Réponse: THE or not THE ? That is THE question... de lakata, postée le 12-02-2007 à 18:07:18 (S | E)
Hello, Marie 11 !
Here is my essay, at last...
1) Coffee prevents me from sleeping / keeps me awake
2) Do you like white wine ? I need to know what to buy for the party.
3) I used to love raspberries but I've given up eating them since I became allergic to.
4) We've bought chicken for dinner, as it's the only meat she eats.
5) The university he used to go to is closed now.
6) Beauty is not enough !
7) We spent the summer by the sea.
8) I'd like to go to the United States next summer.
9) Are the United States the greatest / the most prestigious
country in the world ?10) Mathematics is the subject I like best.
( It must be for magstmarc, since, as far as I'm concerned, I don't! Maths was my father's choice, not mine...)
11) He made only one mistake.
Thank you for this useful exercise.
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Modifié par lakata le 13-02-2007 09:26
Réponse: THE or not THE ? That is THE question... de marie11, postée le 13-02-2007 à 10:39:20 (S | E)
Bonjour.
Voici quelques commentaires et remarques préliminaires.
I- Le francophone, habitué à employer un nom précédé de son article, a tendance à faire de même lorsqu'il s'exprime en anglais.
Or, le régime des noms est différent d'une langue à l'autre.
D'une maniére générale, et sans entrer dans le détail, on peut dire que l'emploi de l'article the est limité à des noms définis,déterminés.
Si le nom évoque une généralité on omet l'article the.
II - Distinction entre must et have to :
Au présent, l'obligation se traduit par must, have to, parfois have got to.
Must, traduit la volonté de celui qui parle, alors que have to exprime une obligation impersonnelle ( il faut le faire, parce que c'est imposé)
« You must show me your passport » the customs officer said
Of course, you have to show your passport, but it doesn't take long.
III- Les noms terminés en ics
classics, economics, electronics, mathematics, optics, physics, politics.... sont des noms dont la forme est un pluriel, mais qui sont utilisés avec un verbe au singulier.
Physics is said to be less abstract than mathematics.
Mais on emploie un verbe au pluriel avec ces noms lorsqu'il n'est plus question de généralité.(le nom est précédé de l'article ou d'un possessif)
His maths are hopeless ──> Il est nul en maths.
Voici ma suggestion.
1- Coffee prevents me from sleeping.
2- Do you like white wine ? I need to know what I have to buy for the party.
3- I used to be fond of raspberries, but now I no longer eat them because I'm allergic to them.
4- We had chicken for dinner because that's the only meat she eats.
5- The university he went to, is now closed.
6- Beauty isn't everything.
7- We spent the summer by the sea.
8- I'd like to go to the United States next summer.
9- Is the United States the largest country in the world ?
10- Mathematics (maths) is my favourite subject. (favorite AmE)
11 He's made only one mistake.
Je vous remercie de votre participation.
INDISPENSABLES : 