Article Or No Article

The correct answer is "This does not need an article" because the word "basketball" is a general noun and does not refer to a specific basketball. When using general nouns, articles are not necessary.

The phrase "Look at ________ time!" indicates that the speaker is referring to a specific time. In English, when referring to a specific time, an article is needed before the noun. Therefore, the correct answer is "This needs an article."

The phrase "play tennis" is an example of a specific activity or sport, and in this case, it does not require an article. When referring to a general activity or sport, articles are not necessary. In this sentence, "tennis" is used as a noun without any specific indication, so it does not need an article.

The given correct answer is "This needs an article" because in the sentence "Would you like to go to________ movie?", the word "movie" is a singular countable noun and requires an article before it. In this case, the appropriate article to use would be "a" or "the" depending on the context.

The correct answer is "This needs an article" because when referring to a specific month, it is grammatically correct to use the definite article "the" before the month name. In this case, "March" is a specific month and therefore requires an article.

In the given sentence, "the same school" is a specific and particular school that both the speaker and the person being referred to attended. Therefore, it requires the definite article "the" before "same school" to indicate this specificity. The sentence should be written as "He went to the same school I did."

In a different context, this could be both. "I am listening to the music that is playing," would be correct because it would be specific. "I am listening to music," though, can only be without an article because you are saying "music" in general.

In this sentence, the word "South Korea" is a proper noun, which refers to a specific country. Proper nouns do not require an article before them. Therefore, the correct answer is "This does not need an article."

The correct answer is "This needs an article" because the sentence is referring to a specific island, so it requires the definite article "the" before the word "island".

The correct answer is "This needs an article" because when referring to a specific library, an article is needed. "The" should be used before "library" to indicate a specific library that they left.

The correct answer is "This needs an article" because when referring to a specific position, such as "Director," an article is required. In this case, the sentence should be written as "He was promoted to the position of Director yesterday." The article "the" is used to specify that he was promoted to a specific position, rather than just any director position.

The phrase "going home" is an idiomatic expression that does not require an article. When referring to the concept of going home, it is not necessary to use "a" or "the" before the word "home." The word "home" functions as an adverb in this context, indicating the destination of the action.

The correct answer is "This needs an article" because the sentence is referring to a specific good time at the park, rather than a general or indefinite good time. Therefore, it requires the use of an article (e.g., "We had a really good time at the park").

The given answer "This needs an article" is correct because when referring to a specific location or country, an article is required. In this case, the speaker is referring to a specific place in the USA, so the article "the" should be used.

The correct answer is "This does not need an article." In this sentence, the word "dinner" is used as a general concept rather than a specific instance. When referring to meals in a general sense, articles are not necessary.

The correct answer is "This needs an article" because when referring to a specific bathroom, an article is required. In this case, the speaker is referring to a particular bathroom, not just any bathroom in general. Therefore, the sentence should be written as "I am going to the bathroom."

In this sentence, the word "taxi" is used in a general sense, referring to any taxi in general rather than a specific one. When we use a noun in a general sense, we don't need to use an article before it. Therefore, the correct answer is "This does not need an article."

The given sentence "I have _______ work at 3pm today" does not require an article. In this context, the word "work" is being used as a non-count noun, which means it is a general or abstract concept rather than a specific or countable item. Non-count nouns do not typically require an article before them.

The correct answer is "This does not need an article." In this sentence, the word "Director" is being used as a title or job position, which does not require an article before it. When referring to someone's job title or position, we usually omit the article. Therefore, the sentence is grammatically correct without an article before "Director."

The correct answer is "This does not need an article." In this sentence, the word "Advance Auto, LLC" is a proper noun, which means it is a specific name of a company. Proper nouns do not require an article before them. Therefore, the sentence should be written as "He works at Advance Auto, LLC." without an article.

The nature of this sentence implies that the "high school" is the one you went to on its own because you studied in it, so using an article here is not necessary.

The given correct answer is "This does not need an article." This is because when referring to a general or indefinite category, such as "cats" in this case, we do not need to use an article. The sentence is simply stating that cats, in general, are very independent creatures.

This sentence depends on context. If the sentence before it talked about specific frogs, such as "There are a lot of tree frogs at my house. My son just loves them. He likes to catch the frogs during the summer," then it is acceptable to use an article.

As a sentence by itself, "frogs" is being said as frogs in general, so no article is needed in that situation.

It is acceptable and natural for native speakers to use this sentence both with "on a vacation" and "on vacation", and both are correct.

For a native speaker, if "she" is attending the school to learn as a student, it is more natural to say "She has to go to school in the morning," with no article.

In some cases, "She is going to the school in the morning," can be used if you mean the building itself, and not to attend *as a student* during operating hours.

An example of using an article with this sentence would be if a teacher had to go to "the school" on the weekend to get some papers they left there.