A, An, The, or no article
I plan to be ______ candidate for ______ Parliament at ________ next election.
a / the / the
The indefinite article "a" indicates that a noun refers to a general idea rather than a particular thing.
The definite article "the" is used to specify a noun to a certain event.
Second World war ended in 1945.
The Second world war ended in 1945.
We use “the” to specify the noun to a particular thing.
Research
Uncountable.
Singular: a piece of research
Plural: a lot of research, a huge amount of research
Do you have _____ experience for this job?
No article.
"experience" is uncountable when referring to the amount of time someone spends in a job.
We do not need an "article" for common uncountable nouns.
Are you interested in art or architecture?
Correct
Seat
Countable
No Article
"fog" and "weather" are uncountable nouns.
We do not use an "article" for common uncountable nouns.
The judge sent the murderer to the prison for 20 years.
The judge sent the murderer to prison for 20 years.
We did not specify a certain "prison".
Equipment
Uncountable
Singular: a piece of equipment, a type of equipment
Plural: a lot of equipment, a huge amount of equipment
Negative: not much equipment
Jack doesn't like ____ bread from _____ local bakery.
the / the
We use the definite article" the" to specify the noun to a certain event or place.
Two of the biggest problems facing our society are crime and unemployment.
Correct.
"crime" and "unemployment" are common uncountable nouns.
Work
Uncountable
Singular: a piece of work
Plural: a lot of work, a huge amount of work
Negative: not much work
The artist has _____ unusual name.
an
We use the definite article "an" for common singular nouns that start with a vowel.
The French usually go on holidays in August.
Correct
" The French" referring to the people of France.
Liter
Countable.