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function can also be performed by zero. Situational Reference 語境特指 Wife: “I’m just back from the market.” What’s in the paper(s) today? Shut the door, please. How’s the cough today? He turned on the radio. What’s on the radio? Mary asked, “Why is Father out of work?” John was elected chairman of the students’ union. P75 Ex. 7A Articles in use with different classes of noun Refer to P7682 The use of articles is often a headache for us Chinese learners. This is not only because there is no article contrast in Chinese mon nouns, but also because there are too many exceptions to the rules guiding the use of articles. As a matter of fact, the choice of an article in quite a few idiomatic expressions is just a matter of usage which is difficult or even impossible to explain in terms of a few grammatical rules. The following is a brief description of the use of articles with different classes of noun. 。