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Usage of Articles

Mr Paul,

The usage of articles is a little tricky for me.
My question is do we have to add an article to every singular countable noun?

Re: Usage of Articles

It's true that some kind of determiner is normally an obligatory element with singular count nouns, but it needn't be an article; other kinds are possible:

The dog is enjoying his bone.
A cat is stuck up the tree.
This /that car is fantastic
Some boy stole my bike.
Every home should have one.
Any competent mechanic should be able to fix it.


And so on ...


PaulM