Articles

A1–B2

Know when to use a, an, the — and when no article belongs at all.

Lessons in this category

A, an, the — the basic rules for choosing the right article.

When to leave a noun bare, with no article at all.

The article rules for countries, cities, mountains, rivers and more.

Talking about things in general versus one particular thing.

Trickier article choices that go beyond the basic rules.