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100 Examples of Zero Article Usage

August 14, 2026

100 Examples of Zero Article Usage

No. Item Definition
1. after class following a lesson
2. after dinner following dinner
3. after school following school hours
4. after work following work hours
5. arrive home reach home
6. at breakfast during breakfast
7. at church attending church worship
8. at college studying at college
9. at dinner during dinner
10. at home in one’s home
11. at lunch during lunch
12. at school in school, as a student
13. at sea on the ocean
14. at university studying at university
15. at work in the workplace
16. be in bed be lying in bed
17. be in class be attending a lesson
18. be in court be attending legal proceedings
19. be in hospital be hospitalized, chiefly British
20. be in jail be jailed
21. be in prison be imprisoned
22. be in town be present in town
23. before school prior to school hours
24. before work prior to work hours
25. bring home take home
26. catch fire begin burning
27. come home return home
28. come to town arrive in town
29. cook dinner prepare dinner
30. eat breakfast have breakfast
31. eat dinner have dinner
32. eat lunch have lunch
33. enter college begin college studies
34. enter university begin university studies
35. finish school complete school
36. fly home travel home by plane
37. from jail released from jail
38. from prison released from prison
39. get home reach home
40. go to bed get into bed to sleep
41. go to church attend church worship
42. go to college attend college
43. go to jail be sent to jail
44. go to prison be sent to prison
45. go to school attend school
46. go to sea become a sailor
47. go to university attend university
48. go to work travel to one’s job
49. have breakfast eat breakfast
50. have dinner eat dinner
51. have lunch eat lunch
52. head home go home
53. hold office occupy an official position
54. in bed lying in bed
55. in class attending a lesson
56. in court attending legal proceedings
57. in hospital hospitalized, chiefly British
58. in jail jailed
59. in prison imprisoned
60. in school attending school
61. in town present in town
62. keep house manage a household
63. leave home move out from home
64. leave school stop attending school
65. leave town depart from town
66. lose heart become discouraged
67. make breakfast prepare breakfast
68. make contact establish communication
69. make progress advance
70. make sense be understandable
71. on foot walking
72. pay attention focus carefully
73. phone home call home
74. return home go back home
75. seek shelter look for protection
76. send home send back home
77. serve lunch provide lunch
78. set sail begin a sea voyage
79. start school begin attending school
80. stay home remain at home
81. stay in bed remain in bed
82. take action do something
83. take care be careful
84. take charge assume control
85. take home carry home
86. take office assume an official position
87. take place happen
88. take shelter move into protection
89. to bed toward bed for sleep
90. to jail into jail
91. to prison into prison
92. under arrest officially detained by police
93. under attack being attacked or criticized
94. under construction being built or repaired
95. under discussion currently being discussed
96. under pressure facing stress or demands
97. under review being examined formally
98. under way in progress
99. wage war carry on armed conflict
100. without warning suddenly and unexpectedly

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