How to use articles
in place December 30, 2000, last modified December 30, 2000
The procedure
- STEP I: Is the referent identified by a differntiating modifier?
If 'yes' use "the", ask question 2.
¿ì¼±, ´ë»ó ¸í»ç°¡ ÇÑÁ¤ÀûÀ¸·Î ¼ö½ÄµÇ¾î Àִ°¡¸¦ »ìÆ캸¾Æ,
±×·¸´Ù¸é the¸¦ ºÙÀÌ°í ±×·¸Áö ¾Ê´Ù¸é ´ÙÀ½ Áú¹®À¸·Î
e.g. This is the book which I looking for.
- STEP II: Is the referent unique?
If 'yes' use "the", If 'No', ask question 3.
´ë»ó ¸í»ç°¡ À¯ÀÏÇÑ °ÍÀΰ¡¸¦ »ìÆ캸¾Æ,
±×·¸´Ù¸é the¸¦ ºÙÀÌ°í ±×·¸Áö ¾Ê´Ù¸é ´ÙÀ½ Áú¹®À¸·Î
e.g. the Nile, the Alps...
- STEP III: Has the referent been previously identified?
If 'yes' use "the", If 'No', ask question 4.
´ë»ó ¸í»ç°¡ ÀÌ¹Ì ¾Õ¿¡¼ ¾ð±ÞÇÑ ¹Ù°¡ ÀÖÀ¸¸é the¸¦ ºÙÀÌ°í,
±×·¸Áö ¾Ê´Ù¸é (¼ö½ÄµÇ°Å³ª, À¯ÀÏÇϰųª, ¾Õ¿¡¼ ¾ð±ÞµÈ ¹Ù°¡ ¾ø´Â °æ¿ì) ´ÙÀ½ Áú¹®À¸·Î
e.g. In a previous paper, I discussed... Since the paper was centered on...
- STEP IV: Is the noun countable and singular?
If 'yes' use "a (an)", If 'No', ask question 5.
´ë»ó ¸í»ç°¡ ¼¿¼ö ÀÖ´Â ¸í»çÀÌ°í ´Ü¼öÀÎ °æ¿ì¿¡´Â a ³ª anÀ» ºÙÀÌ°í, ±×·¸Áö ¾ÊÀ¸¸é ¸¶Áö¸·À¸·Î
- STEP V: Is the noun uncountable and plural?
If 'yes' use no article, THE END.
´ë»ó ¸í»ç°¡ ¼¿¼ö ¾ø´Â ¸í»çÀ̰ųª ¼¿¼ö ÀÖ´Â ¸í»ç¶óµµ º¹¼öÇüÀ¸·Î Ç¥ÇöµÇ¾î ÀÖ´Â °æ¿ì¿¡´Â ¾Æ¹« °ü»çµµ ºÙÀÌÁö ¾Ê´Â´Ù.
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