Keron  +  182490 Fri, 13 Jan 06 10:30 AM Hello everyone I have a very basic problem about the use of "a", "an" and "the". Every time I use them is just using them with intuition. And sometimes I see the sentenses below to + a/an/the + noun to + noun (without any articles) How can I know when I need to use them? Thank You! Keron Joined on Sat, Dec 17 2005 New Member 06 Articles, Tenses, Nouns

	rvw  +  182541 Fri, 13 Jan 06 12:39 PM There is a good guide to the use of the articles at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslart.html However, as Paul Roberts points out in Understanding Grammar:  Exceptions to these generalizations are so numerous that a full description of the use of the articles would fill a small book. rvw Joined on Sun, Nov 28 2004 Woodstock, Georgia, USA Full Member 350 Articles, Grammar