Questions tagged [zero-article]
For questions about noun phrases that contain no articles, definite or indefinite.
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zero or indefinite article in a negative sentence
In a situation below, how can I say the last sentence?
We have some events every year. One is in October or September. One is in November or December. One is held in April.
Please note that we don'...
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Using "the" with "return of someone/something"
I am completely baffled by the English language when it comes to the article "the" and "return of someone" or "return of something".
Here is a list of some movie titles I ...
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Specific nouns with zero article
I asked the AI to write a short text about going to a football game, using simple language. We had no previous discussion and I never mentioned anything about learning english or grammar.
Yesterday, ...
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When should I use "the" and when don't I need to use it?
I am writing a paper with the following sentence
The coherent information associated with the code subspace C and the noise channel N is another measure of recoverable quantum information after N.
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Zero article means in general or all?
I learned from the article Definite and Indefinite Articles (a, an, the) - TIP Sheets - Butte College. We could use no article with plural count nouns or any noncount nouns used to mean all or in ...
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The warm sand but hot water
I have been wondering about the difference in the presence or absence of the definite articles in the following sentences.
I lay on the warm sand.
I drank warm water.
Both of them refer to ...
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Definite article or zero article in [noun] of [noun] phrase
I think that in the noun of noun phrases, we should use a definite article in front of them to show they are specific, but I quickly found some exceptions:
Details of the plan soon leaked out.
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Is it always necessary to use "the" before "youth" when it means "young people (considered as a group)"?
When "youth" means "young people considered as a group", oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com gives examples for this meaning both with "the" and without it. The examples where ...
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Should "the" or no article be used in "is ___ principal of this school"?
Q. Mrs. Kanwal is ............ principal of this school.
(1) no article
(2) a
(3) an
(4) the
Some people say that there should be "no article" before the noun "principal". They ...
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Are articles used with names of meals, as in "My favourite dish is (a) fruit salad"?
When do we use articles before dishes? For example, "My favourite dish is a fruit salad" or no article. Are there any rules?
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"The" with plural, definite nouns
Let's say I am talking to a friend of mine:
I had a walk in the forest yesterday. (the?) Trees had scratch
marks on them. They must have been left by bears.
Note that both the speaker and listener ...
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"traffic volume in Kyoto" or "the traffic volume in Kyoto"
(1) Traffic volume in the city of Kyoto is displayed in the graph.
(2) The traffic volume in the city of Kyoto is displayed in the graph.
Question: Which sentence is correct?
I asked two Japanese ...
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Is the definite article 'the' necessary in phrases like 'neither of the cats'?
When I want to say
neither of the cats
either of the cats
none of the cats
half the cats
a lot of the cats
most of the cats
each of the cats
every one of the cats
all the cats
That 'the' is ...
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Why is there no A/AN before the word pepper? I bought pepper [closed]
Why is there no A/AN before the word pepper?
I bought pepper.
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"the" in "Algebra, arithmetic, ... are <the> branches of mathematics." and "Algebra, arithmetic, ... are <the> branches mathematics has."
learnersdictionary.com:
(1a) Algebra, arithmetic, calculus, geometry, and trigonometry are branches of mathematics.
I would like to know what role the presenсe and the absence of "the" ...
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