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articles: a/an, the, no article
'a' / 'an'

I saw an old man with a dog.
It's a nice house. She's a lawyer.
What an awful day!
I have classes three times a week.

We use a / an with singularcountable nouns:
the first time you mention a thing / person.
when you say what something is or what somebody does.
in exclamations with What...!
in expressions of frequency.

'the'

I saw anold man with a dog.
The dog was barking.
My father opened the door.
The children are at school.
The moon goes round the Earth.
I'm going to the cinema tonight.
It's the best restaurant in town.-
We use 'the':
when we talk about something we've already mentioned.
when it's clear what you're referring to
when there's only one of something
with places in a town, e.g cinema and theatre.with superlatives

no article
Women usually talk more than men
Love is more important than money.
She's not at home today.
I get back from work at 5.30
I never have breakfast
See you nextFriday

We don't use an article:
when we are speaking in general (with plural and uncountable nouns)

Compare:
I love flowers. (= flowers in general)
I love the flowers in my garden. (= thespecific flowers in my garden)
with some nouns, (e.g home, work, school, church) after at / to / from.
before meals, days, and months
before next / last + day, week, etc.

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I love weddings
Jess isnurse in a hospital. The hospital is a long way from her house.
What a horrible day! We'll have to eat our picnic in the car
My wife likes love stories, but I prefer the war films
We go to thetheatre about once the month
I'm having dinner with some friends next Friday
My boyfriend is a chef. I think he's the best cook in the world.
I'm not sure if I closed windows before I left homethis morning
In general, I like the dogs, but I don't the dogs that live next door to me.
I got to the school late every day the last week
I think the happiness is more important than success....