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First, we are going to learn about rules for articles with common nouns.


The rules for articles in English depend on whether you are talking about a noun  in general of specific noun. There are some rules that we have to follow:

1. Do not use an article before a person´s name.
2. A single count noun must have an article. Use a or an when the noun is indefinite, general, or you are mentioning it for the first time.
3. Plural and noncount nouns do not take an article when the naoun is indefinite, general, or you are mentioning it for the first time.

Examples:

   

Single count nouns            Plural nouns              Noncount nouns

a farmhouse                     trees                         land       

a fireplace                        winters                      money

a job                               pieces                        oil

a log                               logs                           time

an oil heater                     summers                    wood

a saw                                                               work

It is important to take all this information  into account for avoiding mistakes in wriiting or speaking. I hope this blog can be useful to you.

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