USES OF ARTICLES
TYPE OF ARTICLE
ZERO DEFINITE INDEFINITE
1) Uncountable nouns + - -
2) Abstract, general ideas + - -
3) Plurals which are not prequalified or postmodified + - -
4) Names of meals when they refer to routine times + - -
5) Unique jobs/roles + - -
6) Prepositions of place; when the place plays a special role. + - -
7) With general means of transport + - -
8) Previously mentioned items - + -
9) Single items whose reference is clear - + -
10) Unique objects - + -
11) Items which are followed by a descriptive phrase - + -
12) National groups - + -
13) Classes of people - + -
14) Individual items which represent a class - + -
15) Names of musical instruments and ability to play - + -
16) Some geographical names - + -
17) Superlatives, ordinals, the same, the only - + -
18) Describing jobs - - +
19) With single fractions, group numbers and large numbers - - +
20) Meaning per - - +
