V anglickém jazyce se vyskytují dva druhy členů. Jsou to člen určitý a dva členy neurčité.
Articles = členy
1) The definite article = člen určitý
the
2) The indefinite article = člen neurčitý
a / an
V anglickém jazyce známe a používáme dva druhy neurčitého členu. Jsou to a, an.
a man, a hospital, a woman, a car, a dog, a cat
an apple, an uncle, an onion, an hour
I have a dog. (mluvíme o něm poprvé)
The dog is brown. (víme o jakém psu mluvíme)
Sheila lives in a flat.
I bought a new car.
Merlin bought an ice-cream to his boys.
Člen určitý používáme:
It was an earthquake.
Sheila is a doctor.
Mark wants to be a teacher.
Jackie has to solve a dozen of problems.
a hundred of people
kilo and a half
a half holiday
a half share
£5 a kilo
four times a day
fifty kilometers an hour
Člen neurčitý nepoužíváme:
Two dogs
Fifteen eggs
bread
beer
water
advice / Sheila does not need advice.
experience
knowledge
Jessica served breakfast at eight.
Malcolm cooked a good breakfast.
Sheila is secretary of our party.
He is president of the Academy of Music.
Člen určitý the- používáme, mluvíme-li o již známé nebo určité věci. Známost oné věciu take může vyplynout ze situace.
Člen určitý používáme pro jednostné i množné číslo (český ekvivalent ten, ta, to)
The journey was too long.
The director is dealing with everyday problems.
Člen určitý používáme:
The USA
The CBS
The USAFI
!!!ALE!!! NATO
the dark / the sun / the moon / the sea / the world / the rain / the body / the rain / the mind / the earth / the memory......
The National Party, the Washington Devils
To play the piano
The whole of France
The Robinsons
The brave Bond
The immortal Goethe
The sad life
The suffering Andrew
The Emperor Charles
The Prince Charles
The Duchess of Windsor
The President of the Czech Republic
The United States of America
The West Indies
The CzechRepublic
The Antarctic
The Sahara / the Indian Subcontinent / the Pacific / the Baltic Sea / the Alps / the BeringStraits / the English Channel / the Thames / the Orinoko /
the Bermudas
The Victoria Falls
ALE !!! Niagara Falls!!!!!!!!
The North / the South / the West / the East
ALE !!! to go west / from north to south
the ruby
the diamond
The National Theatre
The Grand Hotel
The Rocky Club
The Times
The Guardian
The Queen Elizabeth
The Titanic
The Museum
The Central Line
The Tower
The ZOO
The Vatican
The dinner was very good.
The Sunday lunch has five courses.
The school is opposite the post.
Prisoners set the prison on fire.
Člen určitý nepoužíváme :
Buckingham Palace
St. Paul´s Cathedral
Scotland Yard
Kennedy Airport
Wembley Stadium
!!!ALE!!!! the Aeroport d´Orly, the Main Station (nemají vlastní jméno)
Tower Bridge
Westminster Bridge
The Charles Bridge
scarlet fever
flu
measles
breakfast
lunch
snack
Doctor Robinson
Captain Smith
Spring is the most beautiful time of the year
Winter
Summer
Autumn
!!!!ALE!!!! s předložkou in a during = in the spring
!!!!ALE!!!! a wet autumn, an Indian summer
All day / by day / at night / till morning / at midnight / on Friday night / by night / tomorrow night / yesterday morning / day and night / all night long / from day to day/ next week
go to school
used to work
He is in bed.
I go to town
Sheila is at home.
!!!!ALE!!! at the bride´s home