English Grammar: When NOT to use an article - 9 rules

Check out more of my videos on English grammar!
The Definite Article: When to use "the" with abstract nouns in English ruclips.net/video/3zQVJ-rffAI/видео.html
Parts of Speech in English Grammar: Nouns and Adjectives ruclips.net/video/EZpSew68-eI/видео.html

Important note: languages DO get "the" if they have the word "language" after it. For example "Russian" vs "the russian language" or "English" vs "the english language"

1) Country Names
2) Nationalities
3) Languages
4) Sports
5) Academic Subjects
6) Geographic Features
7) Proper Names
8) Other Modifiers
9) General Reference To Uncountable Abstract Nouns

This helps me a lot. Using articles is the most challenging for me.

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Finally I have found a good teacher who can finally help me to understand how I can talk and write in English without or with the minimum of mistakes. Ohhh my goodness.... finally. Before this I started to think that I can't find my first IT job not because of not having the needed hard skills but because of my awful English. Thanks, you gave me a hope. Thanks again!

7:17 “… so lake Baikal in Russia or THE Hudson Bay in Canada no article” - lol. These rules are really confusing. By the way this is the best explanation of these rules. Thanks.

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Thank you, your video helped to refresh understanding of some exceptions!

Structured, informative, and simple. Thank you, Adam. Appreciate your work.

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Very helpful episode that clarifies when and when not to use the articles. But. It’s just as you said. Every rule has exceptions , and many things in English need memorizing and practicing, not only the articles subject.
For me I learned more about the articles during this video.
Thank you so much for your efforts.

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It's one of my serious problem to memorize the articles. Too plenty rules and exceptions.
Anyway, I so appreciate it, Adam for Your job.
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3:13 - OMG, I remember asking my English teacher why some nationalities have plural (brazilians, canadians) and others don't (japonese, french) and there it is.
BrazilianS speak Portuguese
Japonese people speak Japonese.

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Are you amazing or what??? Wow!! I sure love your videos!!! I wish you could give us examples on when to use which or that. You mentioned it but with no examples to understand the rule more clearly. You truly rock!!!

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Greetings from Brazil :D

This is a very tricky argument, especially for those who are not mother tongue, since you need to memorize the general rule and the relative exceptions. I think, in this case, practice makes perfect. Thank you very much!

Great video Adam, thank u very much, i usually watch your videos and also Emma's for improving my English or "the English i need to enhance". I feel great because i didn't need to turn on the english subtitles in the close caption button to understand you, but me as a mexican i am completely out of practice in my environment to speak this language with real people

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but we also need to use the article "the", when we're talking about the countries:
Netherlands.
Philippines.

I found the difference between lake/bay and sea/river. Lakes and bays are fully visible and we can recognize them. However, we can see only the part of seas and rivers so I guess we need to use "the" to tell the whole image of them to the listener.

Always Like your videos Adam, as they are not only from a native speaker, but full of energy and rules, bedside these your speech is smooth and clear.
Always appreciate your video lessons.

Thanks for the video!
Actually, rules 8 and 9 look much simpler than the other ones, because the other rules have so much exceptions that it's just easier to remember them case by case than trying to memorize strange exceptions with exceptions for exceptions inside exceptions =)

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The best teacher ever in the world.... thank you so much!! Actually, I've struggled a lot because I've never heard about when to use "the", even in schools or books in my country.

can you do a video about extensive( intransitive, monotransitive, ditransitive, complextransitive) and intensive verbs ? please !
because I think you may be the best professor explaining them!

Hello, TeacherI read the following text in a school English book but I think the definite article must not be used with the uncountable noun 'creativity': (last sentence)
"Failure is not the end. Rather, it may be the first step to tge world of success. This is proven by the experiences of many geniuses abd inventors. Although failure interefered with their way in the early days of their lives, it didn't discourage them from reaching the top. Effort and creativity make their success stories a mark in the human creativity."
Thanks for your guidance.
Best regards
Antoine Ghannoum

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By the way, I've been wondering for quite a long time whether Americans pronounce the words "their" and "there" the same?
Thanks in advance!

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Using articles in English can be tricky.thanks Adam !

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Very useful expressions and rules.

It's the most difficult lesson l have ever learned especially abstract nouns in which l have to use the or not in my writing,l am always confusing and my Engli byh teacher never taught it in the class, that is why l made a ton of mistakes ln my essays,lf Adam were my English teacher l would not have such problem thanks for this video and helping me a lot.

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14:40 honestly, I couldn't understand why "A mother's love". Could somebody tell me? If you asked me, I'd say "Mother's love" or at least "The mother's love" though still not knowing why. Maybe you have some other similar examples of using "A" in such specific cases with abstract concepts.

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Big thanks from Algeria

Hello Adam, thank you for such a great video. At 07:14, you mentioned that "lakes and bays don't take an article, so lake Baikal in Russia or THE Hudson bay in Canada, no article", why was THE used in this sentence? Could you kindly provide us with an example sentence with no articles? Thank you.

Could you please, Adam or anyone else, help clarify the difference between identifying nouns and making nouns definity? Adam mentioned these two functions are different(12:15) while he also referred to them using"or" (13:08)

It’s a real pleasure and very useful the way you explain.Thanks for your time

Hello Adam, thank you for this beautiful lesson. I did all the questions good without the last. I thought to put "no article" but I changed my mind because I thought that is a specific alcohol "that is not served in a sealed bottle". So for this reason I don't put "no article " because I understand this situation like something specific and not in general. May you help me to understand better?

It seems to me that the most of English speakers use these rules VERY loosely.
I mean, even Adam here said, at 7:15, "so, Lake Baikal in Russia or THE Lake Hudson in Canada - no article", but he just used it.
I wouldn't say that he made a mistake, but I do think that native speakers often drop it or put it where it doesn't technically go in order to make a better flow to the sentence.
Kind of "the flow of the sentence trumps the strict grammar rules". I also see it on forums and boards often. Does that make sense to the native speakers reading this ?

Adam thanks a lot for this thorough lecture on zero article. Just two questions about the use of articles before last names. Referring to a family last name should we say the Clinton, or simply Clinton with zero article?
Also, could you explain when we use zero article, definite and indefinite article before the surname plus title of an individual: Mr. Smith (zero article), the Mr. Smith, a Mr. Smith?

i''d be grateful if you explain when we should use article ""a"' and when "'the'' with the word sky as in the coursebooks and literature we find both varients.

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Thank you so much, you help us a lot,
especially using (The) I was trying to understand when I have to use it for a while,
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7:20, anyone? I'm rather surprised no one already pointed this out .. well, at least not in the top comments I'm seeing, lol. however, I did live in Canada and while there, I also always used to say, "the Hudson Bay" .. no one ever corrected me. but that doesn't mean much (English isn't my first language, so what do I know anyways, lol). bygone; my point is, to me it sounds like he's saying, "the Hudson Bay in Canada doesn't take an article." (I rephrased that one, but something along it). or am I just plainly wrong?

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Thanks, dear Adam!

I have a question about the presence of "the" in a defining noun phrase. I have Googled a lot of websites about grammar, but none can answer my question, when do we need a "the" in a defining noun phrase?
My confusion arises from the exercise in my grammar book, my homework. I see model answers like :
(1) THE famous attraction Sydney Opera House is there.
(2) ___ Famous chef Joe Cheung will open a restaurant.
(3) Lily studies in THE international school East Island School.
(4) He works for ____ mobile service provider Orange Co.
(5) ___ Head prefect Amy received an award from the teacher.
(6) ___ Singer Eason Chan was born in HK.
(7) THE late composer Beethoven wrote this song.
(8) ___ Famous landmark the Eiffel Tower was my first stop.
(9) I saw THE famous London Bridge.
(10) I went to THE suburban town Taipo.
(11) THE pop song Let It Go is my favourite.
(12) A beautiful place Stanley is near us.
(13) A young engineer Sam Wong is a hard-working man.
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Even after a lot of searching and thinking, I don't understand...
why in 2, 4, 5-7, 8, we don't need "the" in those examples ?
Why is "the" needed (in 1, 3, 7, 9, 11-12) ?
Why is "a" needed (in 12-13) ?

definitely keeping this in my library of videos. many thanks!!

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3:15 "If the nationality..." or "if nationality..." So Adam which one is correct??

I am doing English homework right now and this is very helpful 💖😘

Thank you Adam! Really helpful lesson.

Very usefull lesson! Thanks a lot👍

Thanks very much for the lesson

( 12:00 ) Why does "that" have to be switched with "which"? I thought they were interchangeable

One of the best videos for articles 🙌

Thank you so much. The lecture is very useful.