Grammar Bank

Rules & form

• ›Generic: zero article with plurals and uncountables.
• ›the with unique things, superlatives, systems (the internet) and some names (the Netherlands).
• ›a / an in classification: as a manager, twice a month.
• ›Fixed pairs: in hospital / in the hospital, at sea / at the sea.

Examples

• “Investors want certainty; the investors we met want more.”
• “She's the head of the department.”
• “We travel by plane about once a month.”