Zero Article 零冠词
https://image.slidesharecdn.com/articlesa-an-the-zeroarticle-151225195703/95/definite-and-indefinite-and-zero-articles-15-638.jpg?cb=1451074543Sometimes it is possible to have a noun phrase with NO article—the so-called "ZERO article".I need a bowl of rice. ← indefinite articleI like the rice in this restaurant. ← definite articleI eat rice every day. ← ZERO articleThe ZERO article usually occurs in the following cases:ZERO Article with Plural and Uncountable NounsGeneral meaning
[*]cars, people
[*]life, water
Abstract nouns
[*]education, happiness, music
ZERO Article with Singular Countable NounsNamesPeople: Mary, Bill, Josef
Places: Jupiter, Russia, Bangkok, Heathrow Airport, Cambridge University, Waterloo Station
Streets: Oxford Street, Wall Street, Picadilly Circus
Languages: English, Russian
Academic subjects: History, Law, Physics
Days, months: Monday, November
Games and Sports
[*]football, chess
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 car, by bus, by air
Newspaper Headlines, Notices, User Guides
[*]Plane Crashes On House, Keep Area Clean, Insert battery
Example SentencesHere are some example sentences showing the ZERO article in context.
[*]Cars can be dangerous.
[*]We seldom see courage like that.
[*]I could see clouds in the sky.
[*]There was milk on the doorstep.
[*]I gave it to Mary.
[*]She arrived in Bangkok yesterday.
[*]Do you speak French?
[*]He is good at tennis.
[*]People will travel to Mars soon.
[*]He is in room 45.
[*]Please turn to page 67.
[*]She's in bed.
[*]Are you at home?
[*]They took her to hospital.
[*]I'm leaving town tomorrow by car.
[*]I go to school by bus.
[*]We usually meet on Monday.
[*]November is quite cold.
The ZERO Article is sometimes also called the ZERO Determiner.
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