OET Use of Articles
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
The Countable Nouns in OET
Abscess Accountant Appointment
Cavity Check-up Complaint
Condition Deposit Doctor
Episode Examination Gum
Parasite Lip Investigation
Smoker Operation Painkiller
Review Sensation Social worker
Test Visit
Uncountable Nouns.
Accommodation Advice Assistance Ice
Attention Behaviour Cancer Cement
Caries Concentration Pain
Damage Progress Treatment
Research Surgery Information
Equipment Luck News
Fun Work Water
ARTICLES
A and An are indefinite articles
THE is definite article.
Indefinite articles - A and An - are used with singular countable nouns only.
The - definite article - is used when we tell about something again.
Example:
I want a chair. The chair must be plastic.
All procedures are countable nouns. So, use A/An with procedures.
Example:
A hysterectomy, a colonoscopy, a CT scan, an MRI, an operation,
a blood test, a sample, an examination, a biopsy, an ultrasound,
a mammogram......
Do not use a/an with medical conditions:
Example,
1. Incorrect: She has had a type 2 diabetes since 2012.
Correct: She has had type 2 diabetes since 2012.
2. Incorrect: She was diagnosed with a breast cancer.
Correct: She was diagnosed with breast cancer.
3. Incorrect: The test results show that you have a high cholesterol.
Correct: The test results show that you have high cholesterol.
Uncountable nouns do not take a/an
Example:
1. Incorrect: He presented with an epigastric pain radiating to the right side.
Correct: He presented with epigastric pain radiating to the right side.
2. Incorrect: He needs an advice on insulin.
Correct: He needs advice on insulin.
3. Incorrect: She was diagnosed with an angina.
Correct: She was diagnosed angina.
Use of THE
1. Job roles and Medical Professionals
When referring to specific job roles or medical professionals use "the".
Example: The nurse provided excellent wound care.
However, if you are discussing job roles in a general sense, use "a" or "an".
Example: A doctor should review the patient's history.
Use 'The' before all professions:
Example: The doctor, the nurse, the physiotherapist, the dietician.....
2. Specific vs General nouns
"The" is used for specific nouns indicating that the noun is unique or known to both the reader and writer.
Example: Please administer the medication.
A/An is used for general nouns referring to any of that noun type.
Example: She needs a wheelchair.
3. First Mention vs Subsequent Mentions.
When mentioning something for the first time, use the indefinite article, a/an.
Example: I saw a patient with severe chest pain.
However, when mentioned subsequently, use "the".
Example: The patient was admitted to the cardiac ward.
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