When no article is used with plural/uncountable nouns and generic references
No article before plural/uncountable when speaking generally
Same rule; negate the verb: We don't eat meat.
Do you like movies? Do you drink coffee?
💡 Use an article when specific: the water on the table; the dogs in my yard.
✓Cats are independent.
✗The cats are independent (general).
General plural → zero article.
✓Milk is healthy.
✗The milk is healthy (general).
General uncountable → zero article.
✓We ate lunch at noon.
✗We ate a lunch at noon.
Meals usually take zero article.
✓She studies English and math.
✗She studies the English and the math.
Languages/subjects often zero article.