Articles

Some usefull rules for the use of articles:

Zero article:

we use zero article in the cases bellow

- for uncountable and general nouns:
e.g There was a lot of pressure on me.

- for cities and countries:
e.g I was 34 at Sydney.


Definite article "the":

- we use the definite article if it's specific and there is only one of this thing
e.g I didn't win the olympics for me.

Indefinite articles "a","an":

- we use the indefinite article if it's countable or one of many
e.g That was a rhough battle.
It's like you step out off the plane to a new life.