- Dung '' the'' cho ca danh tu dem duoc( so it hoac so nhieu) va danh tu khong dem duoc.
Vd: the time, the truck,...
- Dung a/an cho danh tu so it dem duoc. Voi '' an'', cac danh tu co chu cai dau tien la mot trong cac nguyen am ( u, e, o, a, i) thi dung '' an'', con lai dung ''a''.
Vd: a tree, an eraser, a desk, an ice cream,...