HOW NOT TO USE THE ARTICLE: A / AN
THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE “A/AN” CANNOT BE USED
AS THE FOLLOWING:
A. Before plural and non-count nouns when talking
about things in general:
For Examples:
I like potatoes.
We don’t like hamburgers.
She hates bananas.
He doesn’t like fish.
You love apples.
Milk is good for you.
Palm juice is sweet.
Mead contains alcohol.
B. Before names of countries, towns,
streets, languages, magazines, meals, airports, stations, and mountains:
For Examples:
I always have lunch at
one o’clock.
We come from Cambodia.
Most people go to Phnom
Penh to find jobs.
My house is a long National
Route 7.
I like studying English.
They like reading Cosmopolitans
and Pops.
When we want to travel abroad, we have to
take a taxi to Phnom Penh International Airport.
Paddington Station is
in England.
Santuk Mountain is
in Kampong Thom Province.
C. Before some places and some forms of
transports:
For Examples:
At home
At school
To school
To University
At work
To work
In bed
To bed
By bus
By train
By car
By plane
On foot
By bicycle
D. In an exclamation with what + non-count
noun:
For example:
What beautiful weather!
What loud music!
Related information on how to use the article: A/An/The
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