We don't Use Indefinite Article a or an

(a) Before uncountable nouns: advice, news, water, paper, silver, tea, coffee, honesty, courage, hair, cloth, etc.

We cannot say

• He gave me an advice.

• I took a tea.

• Here is some good news for you.

But sometimes, uncountable nouns are used in a special way and become countable nouns. Then they take the indefinite article before them.

• These ornaments are made of gold. (uncountable)

• He won a gold at the Olympics. (a gold medal)

• Give me paper for writing.

• He read a paper on Films for Children at the conference. (an essay)

• The Evening News is a daily paper. (newspaper) (b) Before names of meals.

• The family sits for lunch at 10 o’clock.

• We usually have our dinner late at night.

But when we describe a particular lunch or dinner, etc. we say:

• We had a hearty lunch today

• They gave us a heavy dinner.

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