Articles With Names of Meals
Generally, we use no article before the name of meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). But there are many exceptions.
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Articles With Names of Symptoms and Diseases
Because most symptom names are countable, they usually require an article (a, an, the) or another determiner to identify or quantify the noun.
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When to Use the Article 'The' With 'Flu'
In everyday English, you can place the article “the” with some traditional folk names of diseases, such as the flu, the measles, or the chicken pox.
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Do You Need the Article a/an Before ‘Pain’?
In many situations, you can use both “pain” or “a pain” to speak about the unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
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Should You Use the Article 'a' Before 'Sore throat'?
We always use the article “a” with the expression “have a sore throat”. Avoid the article when using the plural form (sore throats) in a general sense.
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Is it 'Have a Cold' or 'Have Cold'?
It’s “have a cold”. When referring to a mild, very common illness, the noun cold is countable, and its singular form needs an article.
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'Have a Fever', 'Have Fever', or 'Have a Temperature'
In American English, you can use the expression “have a fever” (with the article “a”) to mention a temporary increase in your body temperature.
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Have an Earache or Have Earache. Which is Correct?
In American English, you can use the expression “have an earache” (with the article “an”) when you experience a pain in the inside part of your ear.
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Have a Stomachache or Have Stomachache. Which is Correct?
In American English, stomachache is a countable noun, which always takes a determiner (the, a, this, my, etc.) when it is singular.
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