Articles-Rules

1. When you talk about plural nouns for the first time or in general, you

• add a/an in front of the nouns

• add the in front of the nouns

• add no article in front of the nouns

2. When you talk about uncountable nouns, both you and your listener/reader know which specific one is talked about, you

• add a/an in front of the nouns

• add the in front of the nouns

• add no article in front of the nouns

3. When you talk about names of famous places such as mountains, islands, countries, regions, towns and cities, you

• add a/an in front of the names

• add the in front of the names

• add no article in front of the names

4. When you talk about singular nouns for the first time or in general, you

• add a/an in front of the names

• add the in front of the names

• add no article in front of the names

5. When you talk about plural nouns you have mentioned before or the specific ones both you and your listener already know, you

• add a/an in front of the names

• add the in front of the names

• add no article in front of the names

6. When you talk about names of deserts, mountain ranges or groups of islands, you

• add a/an in front of the names

• add the in front of the names

• add no article in front of the names

7. When you talk about singular nouns you have mentioned before, you

• add a/an in front of the names

• add the in front of the names

• add no article in front of the names