Common Article Errors

'The' + adjective refers to a class of people.

Plural nouns in a general sense do not take an article.

'The' is required because it refers to a specific book identified previously.

Names of individual mountain peaks do not take 'the'.

'Astronaut' starts with a vowel sound.

Abstract nouns do not take articles in general.

'Honest' starts with a vowel sound.

Abstract noun usage.

'The' refers to the specific institution building.

Individual peaks do not take 'the'.

'Egg' starts with a vowel sound.

Names of rivers always require the definite article 'the'.

'Honorable' starts with a vowel sound, requiring 'an'.

Names of meals do not take an article in general usage.

'The church' is used for the specific service building/event.

Names of languages do not require an article.

No article is used before titles + proper names in standard usage.

Material nouns like 'gold' do not take an article when used generally.

'The hospital' is used because we are referring to a specific building, not the institution's purpose.