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‫مفاهيم اللغة الإنجليزية (لغة أولى) الصف الثالث الثانوي‬

which thing or person you aretalking about:

The moon looks very near to the earth tonight. NOTE:
(There is only one moon and earth.)

We had a picnic in the park at the weekend.(This is
the park we all know, probably the nearest or only
park in the town.)

● with superlative adjectives and other words
(first, last, only, etc.):

That‟s the best film I‟ve ever seen.

The Nile is the longest river in the world.

The first letter of the alphabet is A.

Note: We say: I have lunch with my family.

The lunch (which) I had with friends in Alexandria is unforgettable.

Punctuation Marks

● Punctuation marks are signs such as full stops, commas and question marks. We use them in sentences
to make the meaning clear.

Sentence endings
Full stop
● Use a full stop (.) at the end of declarative, imperative and conditional sentences:
Yasser and Peter went to the club an hour ago.
● Use a full stop (.) after abbreviation:
My grandson Ahmad was born in Jan. 2020.
● Use full stops in initials for personal names:
T. S. Eliot (Tomas Stearns Eliot) was a great poet.
Let‟s find an A.T.M. so I can withdraw some money.
● In British English, full stops are placed outside the final quotation mark.
The general manager said,”This is a great day for the company”.

Question mark
● Use a question mark (?) at the end of direct questions (interrogative sentences and tag questions).

When did Amani leave for the supermarket?
You seem busy now, don‟t you?

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