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It is important to state that the English articles present a system. Three categories make it up: the definite article, the indefinite article and the zero article. They are opposed to each other and they may complement each other. In written or oral speech they may interact and cooperate. The definite article form has an Objective reference. Its function is to present the Objective world in the most convincing way. The indefinite article has a subjective reference. Its function is to reveal the subjective world of people in the most effective way. Both of these article forms express the idea of objectness when used with the nouns. The zero article forms are used with the nouns of little objectness. They are words denoting materials, amorphous matter and abstract notions. The English system of article forms is very effective possibly because it is built on solid foundations — the most important philosophical categories — those of the Objective world, the Subjective world and the category of objectness.