how to use : "going to" and "will " ??? help !!!

[lauranguyen]

one more ....how do i use "a/an" and "the"...

[MANH NGUYEN]

one more ....how do i use "a/an" and "the"...

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplefuture.html

–Indefinite article
the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( an arch; an honor ) ....


http://www.englishlanguageguide.com/...ar/article.asp

[lauranguyen]

thx Manh Nguyen....nhung y em la between "a/an" and "the"
when do i need to use "a/an" ??
and when do i use "the" ??
the phone or phone ?

[lauranguyen]

thx for the link anyway....that is helpful..

[Chauduyphanvu]

"A/an" denotes ANY object that exists in multitude --> an apple, a school, a star, a boy, but not a Sun!

"The" denotes SPECIFIC or PREVIOUSLY-MENTIONED ideas/objects/concepts, etc. Ex. My school has two boys and two girls. THE girls are bad.

"The phones" and "phones" are two different things. "The phones" refer to phones previously talked about, while "phones" alone refers to phones in general of any kind.

[RiceCakes]

You only use "an" if the next letter is a vowel.
Example: I have an egg.
E is a vowel. Vowels are A, E, I, O, U.
Otherwise you just use "a."
Example: I have a cake.

"The" is used to explain an object.
Example: The cat, the car, the apple...

[Tricky42]

"An" is used if the beginning of the next word sounds like a vowel when spoken. e.g "An hotel" Some UK dialect might drop a consonant and so someone from Yorkshire might say "Smoking is an 'abit"

[n4qnx]

The meaning of "going to" and 'will" are connected in English with doing something in the future. Here are some examples: I am going to go to the market. We are going to take our dog to the vet. I will get the car fixed tomorrow. You will see that the newspapers are delivered on time. Most basic of all is: I am going to do it. I will. Many other combinations are possible.

[lthv22]

"A/an" denotes ANY object that exists in multitude --> an apple, a school, a star, a boy, but not a Sun!

"The" denotes SPECIFIC or PREVIOUSLY-MENTIONED ideas/objects/concepts, etc. Ex. My school has two boys and two girls. THE girls are bad.

"The phones" and "phones" are two different things. "The phones" refer to phones previously talked about, while "phones" alone refers to phones in general of any kind.

You are absolutely correct.
"a/an" - any arbitrary object
"the" - specific object.

The meaning of "going to" and 'will" are connected in English with doing something in the future. Here are some examples: I am going to go to the market. We are going to take our dog to the vet. I will get the car fixed tomorrow. You will see that the newspapers are delivered on time. Most basic of all is: I am going to do it. I will. Many other combinations are possible.

"going to" is equivalent to "about to" - something will happen soon. "will" could both be soon or later.