ZERO ARTICLE

ZERO ARTICLE

1. WHEN TO USE

   • WHEN YOU INTRODUCE A PLURAL, UNCOUNTABLE NOUN FOR THE FIRST TIME
     • I BOUGHT Φ FORNITURE YESTERDAY
   • FOR GENERAL STATEMENTS
     • DOGS EAT MORE THAN CATS
       • PLURAL NOUN
     • FURNITURE IS EXPENSIVE
       • UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
     • HAPPINESS IS IMPORTANT
       • ABSTRACT NOUN
   • OTHER USES
     • MOUNTAINS
       • I CLIMBED Φ MOUNT FUJI
     • COMPASS
       • IT'S IN Φ SOUTHER SPAIN
     • MOST PROPER NOUNS
       • I VISITED Φ TOKYO IN Φ JAPAN

2. RULE

   • USE WITH
     • PLURAL NOUNS
     • UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
   • DO NOT USE WITH
     • SINGULAR NOUNS

3. SENTENCES

   • Φ DOGS HAVE Φ TAILS
     • Φ SMALL DOGS HAVE Φ SMALL TAILS
   • SYLVIA BOUGHT Φ CHAIRS
     • SYLVIA BOUGHT Φ GREEN CHAIRS

4. COMPARE

   • SUMMER LIKES Φ MOVIES
     • GENERAL STATEMENT
   • SUMMER SAW A MOVIE
     • IT'S A NEW INFORMATION
   • SUMMER LIKED THE MOVIE
     • IT'S THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE THIS INFORMATION

5. GENERAL RULE

   • DO YOU AUDIENCE HAVE AN AWARENESS OF THE NOUN?
     • NO
       • WHAT IS THE NOUN TYPE?
         • SINGULAR
           • A/AN
         • PLURAL AND UNCOUNTABLE
           • NO ARTICLE
     • YES
       • WHAT IS THE NOUN TYPE?
         • SINGULAR, PLURAL AND UNCOUNTABLE
           • THE