Articles: Definite, Indefinite and Zero

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Age: 17 - 18

Articles: Definite, Indefinite and Zero

Before meals (lunch, dinner,breakfast).

Before newspapers.

Some forms of transport (car, bus, train, plane)

When talking about things in general.

With superlative adjectives.

Before airports and stations.

Some expressions of frequency (once...week, three times...day).

Before theatres and museums.

Before some places (home, school, university, work)

Before hotels and pubs.

If there is only one of something (King, Queen, Pope, President)

Before countries and languages.

Before seas and rivers.

Some expressions of quantity (little, few, pair of, couple of).

Before town, streets and mountains.

Exclamations with: What + uncountable noun

Professions (teacher, architect).

Exclamations with: What + countable noun (What...lovely day)