A,AN, THE, zero article 3 Flashcards

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We use zero article with plurals and uncountable.
Use THE to specify the object.

A

The government promised not to tax books. (books in general)
The books have arrived.

I thought the music in the film was the best part of it.

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Often we use zero article for holidays, months, and days of the week.

A

I’ll see on Saturday.
They came on a Saturday.
They came on a Saturday after our party.

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We can use zero article or THE with summer, spring, winter or autumn.

We use THE to say a specific summer…

We use zero article before midday, midnight, noon.

We use by+zero article for public transportation:
car, taxi, plane, train, air, sea.
contact, communicate by post, email, phone.

A

In (the) summer, I try to spend as much time as I can in the garden.

I’d like to go skiing in the autumn.

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