Manual on the Use of English Articles

Author: Zhu Jinhua
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
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Excerpt: br> (The wife lives in the owner's house opposite.) (The owner begins to talk about my situation.) 2 Buildings [Not the building itself, but when the focus is on the purpose of the building, no article is used] 1) ((Go to the church), (After the service.)) ((However, the church is too noisy, full of light and music, making it impossible to pray.)) ((The service starts at seven o'clock.)) 2) [(US) No article] ((The parliament was dissolved.)) 3) [(Usually with the definite article, rarely without)] 4) [(When the focus is not on the house itself but on the abstract atmosphere within, no article is used. (Leaving home))] ((Moreover, the family is poor in both material and spiritual aspects.)) 5) [(When "class" is used, no article is used)] ((The class ended.)) 3 Time-Distinguishing Terms — Seasons, Weeks, Morning, Afternoon, Midday, Festivals [Seasons] [(With context or situational limitations, use the definite article)] ((Summer has arrived.)) ((Summer is great, but it's too long.)) [Weeks] ((Sunday is approaching.)) [Morning and Evening] ((However, as soon as the sun rose, I no longer saw the enemy's traces.)) ((Darkness fell.)) ((As soon as it got dark, he went out.)) ((Half the night has passed.)) [Even when not the subject, no article is used] ((When it gets lighter again, only smoke and dark ruins remain.)) ((Usually, the night is my time for a walk.)) ((The night sky hangs low, and the bare trees howl, making a rattling sound.)) ((It's almost noon.)) [Same as midnight, no article] [Festivals] ((Christmas is approaching.)) ((I must go home before Easter.)) ((Thanksgiving is usually the last Thursday in November.)) [Others] ((If I have the chance, I will do so.))