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Josmo33 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
When to use an article?
I realize that it can be difficult to tell when to use "a" "the" "an" or "no article" so I came up with the following help aid. I hope it helps!
Grammar rule 1
When you have a single, countable English noun, you must always have an article before it. We cannot say "please pass me pen", we must say "please pass me the pen" or "please pass me a pen" or "please pass me your pen".
Nouns in English can also be uncountable. Uncountable nouns can be concepts, such as 'life', 'happiness' and so on, or materials and substances, such as 'coffee', or 'wood'.
Grammar rule 1
When you have a single, countable English noun, you must always have an article before it. We cannot say "please pass me pen", we must say "please pass me the pen" or "please pass me a pen" or "please pass me your pen".
Nouns in English can also be uncountable. Uncountable nouns can be concepts, such as 'life', 'happiness' and so on, or materials and substances, such as 'coffee', or 'wood'.
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josmo33 When you have a single, countable English noun, you must always have an article before it. Wrong! There are countless cases in which a countable noun is used without an article.
- josmo33 When you have a single, countable English noun, you must always have an article before it.
- Wrong!
- There are countless cases in which a countable noun is used without an article.
- Examples: It was written in pencil .
- He has match point .
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josmo33When you have a single, countable English noun, you must always have an article before it.Wrong! There are countless cases in which a countable noun is used without an article. Examples:
It was written in pencil.
He has match
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