English Grammar: When NOT to use an article - 9 rules

[@donovandownes5064]

Important note: languages DO get "the" if they have the word "language" after it. For example "Russian" vs "the russian language" or "English" vs "the english language"

[@Grace-cx9zu]

I see that there is no capital letter use as well when talking about the kind of language(?).

[@donovandownes5064]

@@Grace-cx9zu I have no idea. Honestly I think it might still be capitalized

[@illialomonos9674]

@@Grace-cx9zu languages should be capitalized

[@Mendas02]

Thanks for noting it

[@lynnvasquez4425]

If nationality is the same as the language, it does have “the” before nationality (e.g. The Russian speak Russian and The Thai speak Thai. Compare w/o “the” before nationality; Australians speak English as British as well. ** no article before language

[@Mrfailstandstil]

Hey Adam, greetings from Ukraine, you're great teacher, I love to watch your vids!

[@giedregaizauskiene4674]

The Ukraine :)

[@kononchukolha4650]

​@@giedregaizauskiene4674 no, we use Zero Article with countries if it's no exception)

[@goranpavlovic9051]

@@kononchukolha4650 True, there's no such thing as "The Ukraine"

[@dhoraray1310]

@@kononchukolha4650 and the Ukraine is an exception to the rule. But these days nobody cares at all. Read old grammar books.

[@hannes6114]

It's actually "you're a great teacher"

[@vrushalisamudre9890]

1) Country Names 2) Nationalities 3) Languages 4) Sports 5) Academic Subjects 6) Geographic Features 7) Proper Names 8) Other Modifiers 9) General Reference To Uncountable Abstract Nouns

[@vrushalisamudre9890]

@Anh Nguyễn Ngọc Duy because you have mentioned in your sentense that the test was yesterday, so it will be either " I can't believe I failed the test"( provided that you have mentioned which test you are talking about in earlier sentence) or "I can't believe I failed yesterday's test."

[@nedlin7934]

thanks for the wrap-up

[@구수현-g7f]

This helps me a lot. Using articles is the most challenging for me.

[@hotcuppa42]

Hi, I’m a new English language coach on KZbin and I’m trying to improve my channel. Can you tell me why you like English lessons with Adam? I would really appreciate any answers you have.

[@angelinaferrass7526]

Same for me -__-

[@yomikemun649]

same here

[@fucku815]

also 2 me. The true devils r articles, prepositions and sometimes how to use present perfect and past simple.

[@danillunyov1117]

@@hotcuppa42 й

[@engvidAdam]

Check out more of my videos on English grammar! The Definite Article: When to use "the" with abstract nouns in English kzbin.info/www/bejne/aau0h31jp8uZd6s Parts of Speech in English Grammar: Nouns and Adjectives kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4vThJita51gm6s

[@ОльгаИванова-б8п1ю]

Adam, thank you so much for your excellent work. I Like your lessons! They're always helpful(except for the one about drugs some time ago.🙂)

[@Totallyfine29_]

thank you

[@lilianaferradas4489]

MR ADAM YOU ARE THE BEST TEACHER I HAVE EVER KNOWN .I AM 61 AND I HAVE BEEN STUDYING ENGLISH WITH DIFFERENT TEACHERS AND STUDENT' BOOKS,, ALL MY LIFE.

[@Choiyeongja원빈불교]

Hi..adam? I am south korean .. ^^ nice meet you..^^

[@sindibad73]

are you in town for business or is this for a vacation? why we use the article with vacation and not with business ?? thanks

[@nekox404]

Great explanation. Much appreciated.

[@saad8126]

You said the Hudson bay, with the article" the", even though it doesn't take an article 7:18 😜😜

[@ВиталийВоронцов-к1з]

It's one of my serious problem to memorize the articles. Too plenty rules and exceptions. Anyway, I so appreciate it, Adam for Your job. God bless U

[@MultiSvetulia]

Не знаю как у него это получается,но я ,блин,всё понимаю.

[@agathacr.5994]

У него талант от Бога который даётся не многим

[@alyu6351]

Он говорит на уровне изучающих. В жизни фиг ты его поймешь

[@lombardia1509]

@@alyu6351 ну обычно люди подстраиваются под иностранцев и не сказал бы что фиг поймешь, разговорный уровень вообще легко понять в принципе, просто нужно будет немного привыкнуть.

[@НгщегиуНгщегиу]

Жиза я его понимаю я уже месяц учусь по его видео

[@chris7563]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but we also need to use the article "the", when we're talking about the countries: Netherlands. Philippines.

[@shabbirhello12345]

Not in Netherland 🙂

[@donovandownes5064]

yes, because they are plural! Notice the "s" at the end

[@lynnvasquez4425]

@@shabbirhello12345 Netherlands not without “s”

[@tranhdinhda_bino3259]

Thanks Mr. Adam a lot. Your teaching helps erase my confusion about articles. Your video is very useful!

[@weaponsminor6]

I found the difference between lake/bay and sea/river. Lakes and bays are fully visible and we can recognize them. However, we can see only the part of seas and rivers so I guess we need to use "the" to tell the whole image of them to the listener.

[@thomasfit3095]

I feel grateful to have an awesome teacher like Adam. (From Japan)

[@Imalittle_Q]

Sometimes I think teacher Adam is drunk

[@serenaym3974]

I was looking for a comment like this, to see if it's only me who has the same impression.

[@evgeni-nabokov]

Canadians...

[@hotcuppa42]

Hi, I’m a new English language coach on KZbin and I’m trying to improve my channel. Can you tell me why you like English lessons with Adam? I would really appreciate any answers you have. Thank you.

[@stephenugochukwu9472]

Thank you very much, sir; I needed this lecture.

[@MrSorrow]

Finally I have found a good teacher who can finally help me to understand how I can talk and write in English without or with the minimum of mistakes. Ohhh my goodness.... finally. Before this I started to think that I can't find my first IT job not because of not having the needed hard skills but because of my awful English. Thanks, you gave me a hope. Thanks again!

[@TheCheck01]

7:17 “… so lake Baikal in Russia or THE Hudson Bay in Canada no article” - lol. These rules are really confusing. By the way this is the best explanation of these rules. Thanks.

[@Hadmaerd]

Why can I say "You are eating apple" and online grammar cheking tools don't correct me? I'm talking about countable and non abstract object, so I suppose I must use some article here, right?

[@Onlinehimik]

Adam, thanks a lot! This is a very helpful video. Your explanation complemented the topics from the textbooks.

[@anastasials919]

Thank you, your video helped to refresh understanding of some exceptions!

[@andersonsalesmg]

Hello Adam, thank you for such a great video. At 07:14, you mentioned that "lakes and bays don't take an article, so lake Baikal in Russia or THE Hudson bay in Canada, no article", why was THE used in this sentence? Could you kindly provide us with an example sentence with no articles? Thank you.

[@zyckotosmutneprzedsiewziec2175]

Just an unintentional mistake :v

[@RonRooks]

There should be no "the" before Hudson Bay.

[@pavlinanascimento3309]

Thank you for this video, especially I admire the style of summarising each part, great teaching skills

[@marivicacaya4426]

Thank you so much for all the knowledge you imparted to me, i got the scores i need. God bless you and your team. To God be the glory

[@BlueDog15391]

Thanks for the video! Actually, rules 8 and 9 look much simpler than the other ones, because the other rules have so much exceptions that it's just easier to remember them case by case than trying to memorize strange exceptions with exceptions for exceptions inside exceptions =)

[@Omitv720]

It's a nice feeling, learning from your favorite teacher ❤️

[@hotcuppa42]

Hi, I’m a new English language coach on KZbin and I’m trying to improve my channel. Can you tell me why you like English lessons with Adam? I would really appreciate any answers you have.

[@alanbalvin7731]

Great video Adam, thank u very much, i usually watch your videos and also Emma's for improving my English or "the English i need to enhance". I feel great because i didn't need to turn on the english subtitles in the close caption button to understand you, but me as a mexican i am completely out of practice in my environment to speak this language with real people

[@phreph1]

What about The Hague? 🤹🏻‍♀️

[@ivanblack4231]

OMG!!! Its a really useful chanel. You opened my eyes. You do so important work. Thank you so much!👍

[@nishacdri1093]

Thank you Sir. I'm practicing to improve my speaking. Please make a video to practice alone because I don't have a partner to speak and practice.

[@allinall7505]

You can talk to the wall. Like me

[@nishacdri1093]

I used to talk to myself standing in front of the mirror 😆

[@allinall7505]

@@nishacdri1093 great! Just don't be shy from the mirror.

[@zafarturdubekov5924]

@@allinall7505 soo, has it helped?

[@vaisaber1941]

Thank you so much, Adam! I recently discovered your channel and I'm lovin it. Greetings from Brazil :D

[@Mohammad_Abushaqra]

لا يَقُلْ أحَدُكُمْ: أطْعِمْ رَبَّكَ، وضِّئْ رَبَّكَ، اسْقِ رَبَّكَ، ولْيَقُلْ: سَيِّدِي، مَوْلايَ، ولا يَقُلْ أحَدُكُمْ: عَبْدِي، أَمَتِي، ولْيَقُلْ: فَتايَ، وفَتاتي، وغُلامِي. الراوي : أبو هريرة | المحدث : البخاري | المصدر : صحيح البخاري الصفحة أو الرقم: 2552 | خلاصة حكم المحدث : [صحيح]

[@ЛизаветаКулик]

Thank you! Great video :)

[@Mohammad_Abushaqra]

عن أبي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ( السَّفَرُ قِطْعَةٌ من الْعَذَابِ يَمْنَعُ أَحَدَكُمْ طَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ وَنَوْمَهُ فإذا قَضَى نَهْمَتَهُ فَلْيُعَجِّلْ إلى أَهْلِهِ ) رواه البخاري (2839) ومسلم (1927) وقد سبق قريبا بيان معناه .

[@yaroslavhoncharenko106]

Your lesson which I saw right now is beautiful Adam :)

[@Mohammad_Abushaqra]

لا تقولوا: العِنَبُ الكَرْمُ، إنَّما الكَرْمُ الرَّجُلُ المسلِمُ الراوي : أبو هريرة | المحدث : ابن حبان | المصدر : صحيح ابن حبان | الصفحة أو الرقم : 5832 | خلاصة حكم المحدث : أخرجه في صحيحه

[@balwinderkaur7539]

Sir,your English speaking is so clear to understand. I really appreciate you. God bless you for your efforts.

[@gangandoina6754]

Hello Adam, thank you for this beautiful lesson. I did all the questions good without the last. I thought to put "no article" but I changed my mind because I thought that is a specific alcohol "that is not served in a sealed bottle". So for this reason I don't put "no article " because I understand this situation like something specific and not in general. May you help me to understand better?

[@edgarcma]

3:13 - OMG, I remember asking my English teacher why some nationalities have plural (brazilians, canadians) and others don't (japonese, french) and there it is. BrazilianS speak Portuguese Japonese people speak Japonese.

[@Maria-c5k4l]

Thank you for the lesson!You explained very clearly:)

[@sakariyegentleman8448]

We need when not to use prepositions .

[@fangjiewang8048]

Could you please, Adam or anyone else, help clarify the difference between identifying nouns and making nouns definity? Adam mentioned these two functions are different(12:15) while he also referred to them using"or" (13:08)

[@OLzSStolz]

Adam thanks a lot for this thorough lecture on zero article. Just two questions about the use of articles before last names. Referring to a family last name should we say the Clinton, or simply Clinton with zero article? Also, could you explain when we use zero article, definite and indefinite article before the surname plus title of an individual: Mr. Smith (zero article), the Mr. Smith, a Mr. Smith?

[@israelb2035]

Spanish is my native language, and i can tell you that the article "the" is not a problem for me. PD how can i use other and another ?

[@accbcell]

I have a question about the presence of "the" in a defining noun phrase. I have Googled a lot of websites about grammar, but none can answer my question, when do we need a "the" in a defining noun phrase? My confusion arises from the exercise in my grammar book, my homework. I see model answers like : (1) THE famous attraction Sydney Opera House is there. (2) ___ Famous chef Joe Cheung will open a restaurant. (3) Lily studies in THE international school East Island School. (4) He works for ____ mobile service provider Orange Co. (5) ___ Head prefect Amy received an award from the teacher. (6) ___ Singer Eason Chan was born in HK. (7) THE late composer Beethoven wrote this song. (8) ___ Famous landmark the Eiffel Tower was my first stop. (9) I saw THE famous London Bridge. (10) I went to THE suburban town Taipo. (11) THE pop song Let It Go is my favourite. (12) A beautiful place Stanley is near us. (13) A young engineer Sam Wong is a hard-working man. ------------------------------------ Even after a lot of searching and thinking, I don't understand... why in 2, 4, 5-7, 8, we don't need "the" in those examples ? Why is "the" needed (in 1, 3, 7, 9, 11-12) ? Why is "a" needed (in 12-13) ?

[@todomate]

I have a question. Why in the sentence: 'Black Bird' Trailer Offers Chilling Look At Ray Liotta's Final TV Role- before word chilling, there is no article ( "a" ). Rule 9 is the answer? Thank you.

[@aleksazlatkovic4663]

What an awesome video. I bet it's one of the best ones out there. I absolutely love it. By the way, I've been wondering for quite a long time whether Americans pronounce the words "their" and "there" the same? Thanks in advance!

[@hotcuppa42]

Hi, I’m a new English language coach on KZbin and I’m trying to improve my channel. Can you tell me why you like English lessons with Adam? I would really appreciate any answers you have. Thank you.

[@RonRooks]

They are pronounced exactly the same.

[@janbaumhoff3938]

Wait.. You don't know why "the" is used in conjunction with "of" as an article in nouns? In other Germanic languages such as German, this is also the case. For example: “Die Universität zu Köln (The university of Cologne)”. It's like "The car of Peter". You describe or name a thing that has an affiliation. That's why.

[@maxmax-hv4ck]

Rule 6 lakes + bays, Adam says, “Lake Baikal in Russia or THE Hudson Bay in Canada-no article” WTF??? Even the closed captions show that he does say THE before Hudson there. And another thing: Adam always seems to say “exetera” instead of etcetera. Very strange mistake for an English teacher.

[@oksanagerasymets4145]

Very confusing indeed. Here are some of them: "in THE soup"... but "in A pickle", "as red as A cherry", eat (X) crow, have (X) egg on your face. For heaven's sake, why?! Or idioms just roll their own and there is no point even asking "why"?

[@antoineghannoum]

Hello, TeacherI read the following text in a school English book but I think the definite article must not be used with the uncountable noun 'creativity': (last sentence) "Failure is not the end. Rather, it may be the first step to tge world of success. This is proven by the experiences of many geniuses abd inventors. Although failure interefered with their way in the early days of their lives, it didn't discourage them from reaching the top. Effort and creativity make their success stories a mark in the human creativity." Thanks for your guidance. Best regards Antoine Ghannoum

[@Freedom-jl7zf]

Baikal means Rich Lake. Bay-Rich Kal-Lake. These Turkic words

[@horamigaun]

14:40 honestly, I couldn't understand why "A mother's love". Could somebody tell me? If you asked me, I'd say "Mother's love" or at least "The mother's love" though still not knowing why. Maybe you have some other similar examples of using "A" in such specific cases with abstract concepts.

[@HxTurtle]

7:20, anyone? I'm rather surprised no one already pointed this out .. well, at least not in the top comments I'm seeing, lol. however, I did live in Canada and while there, I also always used to say, "the Hudson Bay" .. no one ever corrected me. but that doesn't mean much (English isn't my first language, so what do I know anyways, lol). bygone; my point is, to me it sounds like he's saying, "the Hudson Bay in Canada doesn't take an article." (I rephrased that one, but something along it). or am I just plainly wrong?

[@HxTurtle]

I did a very brief research on the Internet and to me it looks like as if, "the Hudson Bay" would take an article, though. that's also what Adam (accidentally, as it seems) said. imma thinking, when you put the, umm, "descriptive word" first, then you don't need an article. just like he mentioned with Mount Fuji or let's say, "Lake Ontario." in those cases, you forego of the article, but since it's not, "Bay Hudson," one still needs the, "the" .. or is it just, "the?" hey, does the article take an article? help, lol

[@1thank2you3]

Why is Lake Tahoe or Hudson bay have no article even though they are specific and only one, whereas The Grand Canyon gets 'The' because it's specific and only one???? I'm very confused.

[@learnenglishwithhamid]

Adam, why do we say ' the coronavirus'? and why ' the' in the sentence . There are many verb inflections in the English language?'. Thanks

[@HxTurtle]

on the web interface, I can't edit, as it turns out. I wanna append to what I already stated. Adam is kinda confirming my gut feeling when he says for instance, "the Mediterranean (Sea)" .. see, there the "descriptor" of the geographical feature in question is positioned at the end .. that's why I'm thinking, that's why the article is needed in that case .. but this then would also be true for my aforementioned, "the Hudson Bay." what you guys thinking .. am I right or right, or what?

[@himansanasiriwardhena4218]

I’m confused about when to switch “that” to “which” when he was explaining rule number 8. The rule is very clear but this switching of “when to that” is bit confusing.

[@obnoxious.]

It seems to me that the most of English speakers use these rules VERY loosely. I mean, even Adam here said, at 7:15, "so, Lake Baikal in Russia or THE Lake Hudson in Canada - no article", but he just used it. I wouldn't say that he made a mistake, but I do think that native speakers often drop it or put it where it doesn't technically go in order to make a better flow to the sentence. Kind of "the flow of the sentence trumps the strict grammar rules". I also see it on forums and boards often. Does that make sense to the native speakers reading this ?

[@RekhaDoultani-p1f]

He ran for president the president returned what is the meaning of this sentence

[@evolve8807]

He ran for president. The President retired. Two different sentences

[@ShrZ32]

The article's rules nearly took away my confidence in my communication skills. Hopefully, it will be restored after watching this video.

[@TheMgoska]

Hello Adam, how about "reservoir"? For instance, Victoria Reservoir on the Mahaweli River in Sri Lanka, is it with "the" or without? Thank you!

[@MrSvinkoyaschMrSvinkoyasch]

Quote from some English-speaking podcast: "She was thinking about divorce" Why is there a zero article in this phrase?

[@drevil7vs13]

The English Wikipedia states that Wimbledon's full name is "The Championships, Wimbledon", so no exception here :)

[@tariqulislam2803]

Hello sir would you mind to let me know what white board have you used for that class. such a nice nice clear board.I tech Bangla language. I am looking for similar board for teaching . Thanks

[@scotgbs8026]

Article is the most difficult grammar subject for me, because it does not exist in my mother tongue. I have been struggling with "a" and "the" for 20 years now.

[@sevdadushdurova4705]

Adam, can you, pls, make a video abt specific cases for the usage of articles, such as with numbers. Bench number 5 and alike.. thanks.

[@benmraslihouda8601]

can you do a video about extensive( intransitive, monotransitive, ditransitive, complextransitive) and intensive verbs ? please ! because I think you may be the best professor explaining them!

[@greencarnation148]

I'm a little confused. You said, "THE Hudson Bay in Canada, no article."

[@bengtecktan5232]

It's the most difficult lesson l have ever learned especially abstract nouns in which l have to use the or not in my writing,l am always confusing and my Engli byh teacher never taught it in the class, that is why l made a ton of mistakes ln my essays,lf Adam were my English teacher l would not have such problem thanks for this video and helping me a lot.

[@beverlyhayes8045]

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[@nazmulhaquenayeem6288]

Why we use article 'a' before the word 'wonderful' ? As 'Wonderful' stars with vowel sound 'O'.

[@souha3233]

We can say Americans and the Americans as well If we are talking about Americans in general we don't add the . But if we are talking about a specific group of people who are from that country here we add the for eg the Americans who are living next to us are kind and lovely

[@خلويخلوي-خ8و]

Please sir I need a lesson about phonetic how to write letters phonetically

[@crama9300]

Are articles a & an adjectives? Please clarify. If not what is the difference between articles and adjectives of number.

[@hittheinfallible-si6ov]

Canada's places names are in French but only few of them are in English.

[@Dianariam]

I have a question. is "life" exactly like "love" in using articles?? for instance, is it ok to say "a happy life"?

[@meekwalker9866]

hi Adam i would like to know if: "Teacher of English" means the same as "English teacher"

[@tamarskhulukhia5678]

I'm not Adam but I can answer your question. Yes, both of the sentences have the same meanings.

[@charminggoldenpride9575]

"English teacher"may also mean nationality - teacher from England.

[@ilhambed1711]

Hi there, as far as I know , English teacher means you are "native " . That is, English is your mother tongue .. while teacher of English means that you are not native , but you teach English as foreign or second language ..

[@charminggoldenpride9575]

@@ilhambed1711 I prefer to say Teacher of English. This more accurately determines which subject the teacher teaches.

[@fahimhuq2768]

@@ilhambed1711 that is not correct actually. Because you can say “math teacher” but there is no “native” math teacher. English teacher and teacher of English are equal when talking about the profession.

[@zekelor]

Found a mistake! Valleys don't get an article in my experience. Example: Napa Valley.

[@kaiushijima7060]

The Czech Republic, but not use ★the★ for Czechia , The Netherlands, The Philippines, etc.

[@SuprTorrent]

A: I bought a table B : what do you need *(a/the)* for ? Justify. Thank you

[@tajaelleandry7008]

I understand your lesson course you mentioned one of ex1 mount Kilimanjaro which is found in Tanzani,am Tanzanian essay to memorize it.

[@rashidgady8710]

Yeah .this something fimilar to many people. Who have good basic in English language .which that they don't use the with country name's , diseases and meals .

[@PortugueseWithBruno]

7:18 THE hudson bay in Canada, NO article haha that's why I love the English language

[@natalya6091]

Тhank you, dear Adam! Very useful expressions and rules.

[@goldenbi]

How funny grammar, they are bla bla bla but "exceptions" also. Haiz

[@bayanfadeel8627]

Adam’s English Lessons Can you do a video about identifying error toefl itp how to identify error in the sentences

[@HuongTran-e3u]

I noticed that you didn't use the word "the" with the word "same". That wasn't quite correct, was it?🤔

[@naziabarkatali]

Sir let me know what is the difference between 'He is in the college/hospital. Or He is in the college/hospital.

[@SoCloudy]

They're the same sentence

[@naziabarkatali]

@@SoCloudy they're not

[@SoCloudy]

@@naziabarkatali you did write that sentence twice, but I think I know what you're trying to say. The correct way of saying it is "He is in college/hospital

[@naziabarkatali]

@@SoCloudy No, there's a difference in meaning

[@naziabarkatali]

@@LearnAcademicEnglishYou're right. If we drop 'the' the sentence means we are a visitor not a patient who's admitted in the hospital.

[@nazeerhussainkhooharo]

Hi .... Sir I wanna to learn accent like natives please teach me I can pay fees because I have to do CSS

[@ИльяГорих]

Articles are a very tricky matter. There are no rules for every situation, and it's somewhat annoying

[@goranpavlovic9051]

3:15 "If the nationality..." or "if nationality..." So Adam which one is correct??

[@catalino5715]

Great video. Please meke a video when you can explain when we should bu use the word "THAT".

[@hotcuppa42]

Hi, I’m a new English coach on KZbin and I want to improve my channel. Can you tell me what you are looking for in an English learning channel? It would be a great help. Thank you.

[@destinyrose9140]

Thank you sir for clear explanation,I want a more learning

[@ttt-li4om]

. Hello, l have a question I hope to answer it 💜 . What is the difference between for which is preposition and for which is conjunction?? I have a test soon at the University in the Grammar and I must differ between them😭😔😔

[@Alien_brain2024]

Preposition is on,up,near,in,out etc Conjunction is what connects both sentence together like and,but,because,so and so on👍 hoping you'll get it

[@ГенрихФырк]

Thank you, Adam. I like your videos

[@AnnaSiek]

Thank you ! This was extremely informative and awesome lesson :)

[@senxxify]

Hey guy! I like your style! I learn a lot! So...where is your accent from?

[@mariamkinen8036]

The Hague. Good . We learn this at school. Thank you! The NetherlandS

[@МаріяТохтамиш]

Could I say “ he want to become a president “( like professional)