Guest  +  21515 Thu, 05 Feb 04 05:08 PM What are the rules for using articles? How do I know whether or no an article is required? Help appreciated. Thanks Guest Articles

	rommie  +  21520 Thu, 05 Feb 04 05:57 PM That is probably one of the most difficult questions you could ask. Hmmm. Here goes... If a determiner is supplied, you don't need an article. Determiners include numbers, words like "some", "those", etc., and possessives, such as "his", "John's", etc. Proper nouns don't need an article, unless they're plural, in which case use "the". Pronouns don't need an article, except in those extremely rare cases where they're being used as nouns! (e.g. "Rommie is a she"). Indefinite mass nouns don't need an article. Indefinite plural count nouns don't need an article. In all other cases, use "a" or "an" for indefinite; "the" for definite. ANY of the articles ("a"/"an"/"the"/none) can be used to indicate genericity. In general, the article which makes least sense in any other context is used. Rommie. rommie Joined on Mon, Jan 26 2004 Earth orbit Regular Member 606 Articles, Plurals, Possessives, Nouns, Pronouns, Determiners

	rommie  +  21618 Fri, 06 Feb 04 10:23 AM Not really - not without a more specific question. It's kind of like you've asked "What are the rules of grammar?" Could you narrow down the question a bit? rommie Grammar

	Believer  +  204611 Thu, 09 Mar 06 01:50 PM Hi, Can you give me some examples of pronouns that don't need articles and those do because they are plural? I am asking for the examples because I think I have seen numerous cases where a proper noun (or proper name) carried the "the."  in writing. Believer Joined on Mon, Jan 2 2006 Contributing Member 1,969 Articles, Plurals, Nouns, Pronouns