BASIC-GRAMMAR-U-14.4

	14.4.	*No article*

PRESENTATION

You don’t often use an article with plural and uncountable nouns: There are buses to every destination. For more information, contact us.

Don’t use an article …

to talk about things in general: I like cats. English people drink tea in the afternoon.
for many place names: I live in Lima.
for languages, countries and subjects: Take a holiday in Peru. Learn to speak Spanish. I like studying Geogre
with geographical features: Lake Titicaca, Mount Everest.
with forms of travel and transport: Travel through the mountains on foot or by bicycle.

TIP

Don’t use an article for these special cases: at school/home.

Key vocabulary

Travel: by bicycle, on foot, by car, by train, by taxi, tour, destination, arrive, travel round by bus, by subway, take a taxi, tourist

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