The term ZERO ARTICLE is used when definite or indefinite articles are not used.
Articles are not used with:
1. uncountable nouns
E.g. water, rice, juice...
2. plural countable nouns when the reference is
indefinite
E.g. Mum likes roses.
3. proper names
E.g. Bill, Mary, Susan... (but the Jones, the Smiths...)
4. countries
E.g.Brazil, Portugal, China... (but the
United Kingdom, the United States, the Hague...)
5. sports
E.g. tennis, soccer...
6. towns and
principal buildings
E.g. Rochester, Winchester
Cathedral...
7. names of places and
institutions
E.g. Washington Square, Harvard
University, Victoria Station...
8. names of days, months, seasons and holidays
E.g. Tuesday, October, spring, Christmas...
9. pubs and restaurants ending in
's
E.g. Bob's, Joe &
Leo's, Elaine's...
10.places when
we do not mean the places themselves but the purpose they are used
for
E.g. Henry went to school in Ohio State (purpose:
to study) ;Mrs. Smith went to the school to meet with her son's teacher (school
= actual place)
11. means
of transport
E.g. Dad goes to work by car.
12. common expressions of time and place
E.g. I go
to school at noon.
The article is not used if the front of the noun is possessive or demonstrative, another noun in the possessive, cardinal or denial "on" (not "not"!).2. the article is not used:at schoolat homeat workin _ front (of)at nightto go to bedto go to workto go to schoolat half past fiveto go hometo come hometo leave home for work (for school)after workafter schoolfrom workfrom schoolto have (cook, make, prepare) breakfastat (before, for) breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner, supper
to watch TVto play chessto play footballout of doorsfrom s morning till nightall day longin springin autumnin summerin winteron Monday (Tuesday. ..)3. Before the names of months and days of the week the article is not used.School begins in September. We rest on Sunday.4. If the front of the noun with a question or a relative pronoun, the article omitted.
E.g. What colour is your cat?I want to know what book you are reading.5. Before the name of science, academic subjects and languages the article is not used.
E.g. He studies chemistry. I speak English. (But! the English Language)
6. Before the name of the university the article is not used.
E.g. I shall study at St. Petersburg University.My grandfather graduated from Oxford University.7. The article is not used before the name of the lake when the word LAKE (Lake Naroch (Baikal. ..), some mountain peaks, separate islands, cities, countries and continents.
Exceptions:the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, the Ukraine, the Crimea, the Congo
The article is not used if the front of the noun is possessive or demonstrative, another noun in the possessive, cardinal or denial "on" (not "not"!).2. the article is not used:at schoolat homeat workin _ front (of)at nightto go to bedto go to workto go to schoolat half past fiveto go hometo come hometo leave home for work (for school)after workafter schoolfrom workfrom schoolto have (cook, make, prepare) breakfastat (before, for) breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner, supper
to watch TVto play chessto play footballout of doorsfrom s morning till nightall day longin springin autumnin summerin winteron Monday (Tuesday. ..)3. Before the names of months and days of the week the article is not used.School begins in September. We rest on Sunday.4. If the front of the noun with a question or a relative pronoun, the article omitted.
E.g. What colour is your cat?I want to know what book you are reading.5. Before the name of science, academic subjects and languages the article is not used.
E.g. He studies chemistry. I speak English. (But! the English Language)
6. Before the name of the university the article is not used.
E.g. I shall study at St. Petersburg University.My grandfather graduated from Oxford University.7. The article is not used before the name of the lake when the word LAKE (Lake Naroch (Baikal. ..), some mountain peaks, separate islands, cities, countries and continents.
Exceptions:the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, the Ukraine, the Crimea, the Congo
Exercises:
Elementary
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Intermediate
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Advanced
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
NEW EXERCISES :
Elementary:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8
Exercise 9
Exercise 10
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Intermediate
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Advanced
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
NEW EXERCISES :
Elementary:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8
Exercise 9
Exercise 10
Intermidiate:
Advanced:
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