Scenarios where the articles: ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ are NOT

used

Providing general information

I like working with Johnathon.

I like playing hockey after work.

Describing a town or country

London is great.

Sudan is hot.
.

Travelling to a place

I have to travel to India.

I have to go home now.

Explaining where a person is located

Jeff is at school.

He/she is at Edward’s house.

When making comparisons

January is a colder month than December.

Countable nouns are used in the plural form

I love reading books.

Un-countable nouns are used in the plural form

Jane likes earning money.

Using: many, much or any

Many people played golf today.

There isn’t much to do today.

Using pronouns: ‘my’, ‘yours’ ‘theirs’ ‘his’ ‘hers’

His bike was only £120 pounds.

Their car is parked over there.

The list above is not exhaustive.

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