Exercise 10, p. 368

1,2,4,8, 13, 15, 16, 18. All these uncountable abstract nouns

are used without articles because in a general sense such nouns

take no article. It is notworthy that all these nouns: information,

advice, neivs, weather, money, work (in the meaning a job or an

activity that one does, especially in order to earn money -ра бота)

are never used with the indefinite article.

3. The definite article is used with the uncountable abstract

noun information because the limitation is clear from the context

out of which the sentence has been taken.

5. The definite article is used with the uncountable abstract

noun advice because there is the limiting attribute I gave you.

6. One instance of giving or receiving advice is a piece of

advice. One needs such a long construction because advice

remains an invariable singular noun no matter how often you

give of receive it.

7. For advice see 4 and 6. As for good name the word combination

generally takes an article, mostly the indefinite one, as

name is an abstract countable noun. Here, however, it is used

with zero article, probably to echo good advice which cannot

take the indefinite article.

10. The countable abstract noun weather never takes the

indefinite article. When preceded by a descriptive attribute it

takes no article at all.

I I . The uncountable noun money is never used with the

indefinite article.

12. The definite article is used with the uncountable abstract

noun money because there is a limiting attribute.

14. The abstract uncountable noun weather is always used

with the definite article if it is not preceded by a descriptive

attribute.

17. When used in a general sense abstract uncountable

nouns take no article and this is just the case.