• Grammar for IELTS Unit 9 No article
  • Practice exercises
  • The indefinite article (a/an)




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    Grammar for IELTS - Collins English for Exams

    The indefinite article (a/an): A/an is used with singular nouns:

    When the listen e r/re a d er does not know the thing we are referring to because it is m entioned 
    fo r the firs t tim e or is unspecific/unim portant:
    There is a new em ploym ent law on retirem ent ages.
    We need an assistant.
    2 When using adjectives before a noun:
    High taxation on the rich is a very unfair system.
    3 When using quantities such as fractions and large num bers to mean 'one':
    a third, a m illion, a hundred
    U When we ta lk about one m em ber of a group or class:
    An em ployer m ust be aware of em ploym ent 
    law. (any employer)
    He's a banker, (one of a job type]
    Grammar for IELTS


    Unit 9
    No article is used:

    When re ferring to a noun in general (this is com m on in academic w ritin g ). Usually the noun is 
    in the p lu ra l:
    Jobs are essential if vou w ant to make money.
    Economics is an essential part of politics.

    W ith uncountable nouns, when the noun is not a specific group:
    Jobs are essential if vou w ant to make monev.

    With m ost proper nouns (names):
    She w orks fo r Gooqle.
    I have another bank account in Switzerland.
    Note: These rules cover m ost article usage, but as so often in gram m ar, there are exceptions.
    Practice exercises
    Com plete the spaces w ith the, a, an o r no a rtic le (-) and w rite the ru le num bers.

    Economic advisors t o ______government warned against not regulating larger businesses.
    R u le :______

    I believe that there should b e ______system to manage economic instability.
    R ule :______
    3 ______inflation is a constant w orry f o r ______ em ployers. R u le :______ R u le :______
    U 
    _____ Toyota has one o f _______highest revenues fo r any company in Japan.
    R u le :______R ule :______

    Every company ne ed s______good staff. 
    R u le :______

    My fa th e r i s ______em ploym ent lawyer. R ule :______
    7 ______w orld economy, although presently unstable, w ill soon recover. R u le :______
    ! G ra m m a r tip : Proper nouns or names, can som etim es take articles. The best way to 
    \ decide is to th in k of w hether the proper noun is a part of a group. If it is, then it may 
    | take the, e.g. the UN (a group of nations), the United States (a group of states), the 
    \ Seychelles (a group of islands).
    2
    C om plete the spaces in the te xt below w ith the, a, an o r no a rtic le (-).
    (1 )___ third of a ll employees in (2 )____ UK see 'taking a s ickie ’ as an acceptable part of
    (3 )___ w ork, nothing more than lig h t-h e a rte d fle x ib ility w ith w orking hours, yet taking
    days off when not actually sick is costing (4 )____economy (5 )____ billions of pounds
    (6 )___ year in (7 )____ UK alone. As such, (8 )____ reasons fo r these days off of w ork need
    to be addressed to counteract (9 )____'sick c u ltu re ’ em bracing society.
    The reasons fo r these sick’ days are quite complex. One of (10)___ main reasons fo r this
    kind of absence is 'w o rk fa tig u e ’, (11)____fact that (12)____ people are bored w ith th e ir
    jobs. As one leading professor states, 'jobs have become more fragm ented and as such,

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