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Occasionally, words starting with “u” take the article “a” in
other cases, words starting with “h” take the article “an.”
Plural nouns
With plural nouns, we could use “some”, “a number of,” “an amount of,”
“many,” or “a few of” as quantifiers.
For example

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There are some apples in the fridge. (countable plural noun)
There was a significant number of cars on the road. (countable plural
noun)
A large amount of energy is wasted every day. (uncountable noun)
A few of his friends live abroad. (countable plural noun)
Many people consider traveling during the holidays. (countable plural
noun)
Zero articles
Although using articles seems relatively straightforward, they are among the
most common grammar mistakes in writing, as there are many exceptions
where there is no need to use an article. Some of these cases are as follows: