# When to Use No Article: Rules and Examples | SwaVid

When to use no article: Use no article before games, meals, languages, names of people and most names of countries. Rules, examples and a quick check.

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# When to use no article: rules and examples

## The rule, step by step

## Check yourself

## Common mistakes

## Frequently asked questions

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### Key ideas

### What is the rule for when to use no article?

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Short answer. Use no article before games, meals, languages, names of people and most names of countries.

1 . Pick the or no article for the gap. Kabir plays ___ football.

2 . Which sentence is correct?

Use no article before games, meals, languages, names of people and most names of countries.

Wrong: We had the lunch at school. Right: We had lunch at school. (Meals and names)

Games, meals, languages, and most names: no article.

Your child's level and 3 topics to fix first.

All the topics in this chapter, one rule at a time.

- Games and languages . Say the game or language on its own, with nothing before it.
- Meals and names . Meals in general take no article. Names of people and most countries take none either.
- When to use the again . Use the when the word describes a noun after it, for a thing mentioned before, for musical instruments, and for countries like the USA and the UK.
- Games, meals, languages, and most names: no article.
- We had the lunch at school. → We had lunch at school. Meals and names

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