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Zero Articals ANU/EN/2018/P/0029


ZERO ARTICLES
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 In English grammar, the term zero article refers to an occasion in speech or writing where a noun or noun phrase is not preceded by an article (a,an,the). The zero article is also known as the zero determiner.
              In general, no article is used with proper nouns, mass nouns where the reference is definite, or plural count nouns where the reference is indefinite.


Articles
Ø The zero article with proper names
Ø The zero article with names of places and institutions
Ø The zero article with meals
Ø The zero article with names days ,months, seasons,holydays,and parts of the days
Ø The zero article with names of pubs, restaurants etc. ending in ‘S’
Ø The zero article with names of sports, games and activities
Ø The zero article with geographical names
Ø The zero article  with places
Ø The zero article with prepositional phrases


EXAMPLES OF THE ZERO ARTICLE
               Here are some example sentences showing the ZERO article in context.
1.   People will travel to Mars soon.
2.   Cars can be dangerous.
3.   We seldom see courage like that.
4.   I could see clouds in the sky.
5.   Do you speak French?
6.   He is good at tennis.
7.   She arrived in Bangkok yesterday.
8.   Are you at home?
9.   They took her to hospital.
10.There was milk on the doorstep.
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The ZERO article usually occurs in the following cases:

*. ZERO Article with Singular Countable Nouns.
Names
People: -  Josef, Nirmala, Arjun, Mary
Places: - Russia, Bangkok, Cambridge University, SriLanka
Streets: - Wall Street, Melinda road, Main Street, Sea Street
Languages: - English, Sinhala, Russian, Japan
Academic subjects: - History, Law, Physics, Science, Maths
Days, Months: - Monday, Friday, Sunday, March, July, June
Games and Sports: - Football, chess, cricket, Volleyball
Meals: - Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Noun + Number: - Platform 3, room 7, page 44
Routine places: - in bed, at home, to school, to work
Movement or Transport: - on foot, by bus, by bicycle, by car
Newspaper Headlines, Notices, User Guides: - Keep Area Clean, Insert battery, Passionate athlete breaking boundaries

*. Zero Article with Plural and Uncountable Nouns
General meaning
·       Cars, people
·       Life, water

Abstract nouns
·       Education, happiness , music

       
           In American and British English ,no article is used before words such as school,college,class,prison or camp when these words are used in their “institutional” sense.

1.   The students start school in the fall.
2.   College provides opportunities for students to learn and meet new people.


We use the term zero article when a noun is not preceded by a definite article (the) or indefinite article (a,an).

         
                        

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