LE AVOCADO
Junior Member
- Joined
- Jun 26, 2021
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Vietnamese
- Home Country
- Vietnam
- Current Location
- Vietnam
Hi everybody:
Articles are hard for me to learn. Especially definite articles. There are times only definite articles are correct to use. But there are times both definite articles or no article are acceptable. I read all the basics rules of using articles, but sometimes I can not apply them correctly in my sentences.
I have asked many native speakers, they have given me answers, but I can't figure out when and how to use definite articles correctly:
Here are some examples I have come across:
*Situation 1: I first introduce my city to one of my foreign friends, I start the conversation like this:
Me: Let visit my country one day. (The) people in my country are friendly.
My friend: Really? I 'll arrange to visit you country soon.
==>Here people advice me that "the"is optional without much difference.
*Situation 2: I am reading a book about Japan. The first sentence in that book as below:
"Stores in Japan are typically open in the evening."
I wonder that if I was the author of the book, I used "the stores" instead of "stores", would it still be correct? Any difference between them or not?
Articles are hard for me to learn. Especially definite articles. There are times only definite articles are correct to use. But there are times both definite articles or no article are acceptable. I read all the basics rules of using articles, but sometimes I can not apply them correctly in my sentences.
I have asked many native speakers, they have given me answers, but I can't figure out when and how to use definite articles correctly:
Here are some examples I have come across:
*Situation 1: I first introduce my city to one of my foreign friends, I start the conversation like this:
Me: Let visit my country one day. (The) people in my country are friendly.
My friend: Really? I 'll arrange to visit you country soon.
==>Here people advice me that "the"is optional without much difference.
*Situation 2: I am reading a book about Japan. The first sentence in that book as below:
"Stores in Japan are typically open in the evening."
I wonder that if I was the author of the book, I used "the stores" instead of "stores", would it still be correct? Any difference between them or not?
