Using articles in English can be very difficult as there are a lot of rules to remember. There are three articles in English ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and sometimes no article Ø is needed.
Examples of use of indefinite articles: Do you have a pen? I need an umbrella.
Examples of use of definite articles: The boy lives at home. Here is the book I borrowed.
Examples of zero articles: I like (Ø) dogs. (Ø) English exercises can be difficult.
Rules 1 to 4 are in the A1 lesson.
With uncountable nouns, we often use no article (Ø).
NOTE: Some nouns can be countable and uncountable.
I am tired. I need a good sleep.
The is used with superlatives.
Elephants are the biggest animals in Africa.
No article (Ø) is used when talking generally about subjects / topics.
Rugby is a great game.
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