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Occasionally, words starting with “u” take the article “a” in other cases, words starting with
“h” take the article “an.”
Plural nouns
With plural nouns, we could use “some ”, “a number of ,” “an amount of, ” “many, ” or “a few of ” as quantifiers.

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For example
There are some apples in the fridge. (countable plural noun)
There was a significant number of cars on the road. (countable plural noun)
A large amount of energy is wasted every day. (uncountable noun)
A few of his friends live abroad. (countable plural noun)
Many people consider traveling during the holidays. (countable plural noun)
Zero articles
Although using articles seems relatively straightforward, they are among the most common grammar mistakes in
writing, as there are many exceptions where there is no need to use an article. Some of these cases are as follows:
Name of countries, cities, towns, villages, and areas
in France, in England, in Canada, in Japan, in Paris, in Rome, in downtown
Some exceptions:
the united states, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, the Canary Islands, the UAE
Languages, foods, meals
French, Italian, Korean, English, German, breakfast, dinner, lunch, pizza, spaghetti
Sports, academic and non-academic school subjects
Football, basketball, ice hockey, math, physics, economics, geography, music (as a subject)
Abstract nouns
Creativity, success, freedom, love, failure, hatred, happiness, life
Countable/uncountable plural nouns
Children, people, flowers, exams, teachers (otherwise, we mean a specific group of them)
*The people in the village were friendly. (a specific group of people in a specific village)
Some other words with zero articles:
Space, nature, crime, music, salt, cinnamon, pepper, sugar, tea, coffee, television