Questions tagged [definite-article]
For questions about "The", the only definite article used in English.
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The definite article in 'Last night I go through the cemetery and I see the bear.'
I don't really understand why he chose the definite article before 'bear' even though the listener is not supposed to know what particular bear there was:
'Last night I go through the cemetery and I ...
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customs have changed throughout the centuries
a. The customs of our nation have changed throughout centuries.
b. The customs of our nation have changed throughout the centuries.
Is there any difference in the meanings of these sentences?
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As "the teacher has to locate the child's journal" vs "a teacher has to locate a child's journal" [duplicate]
Source: ACAD: Reading Teacher, 2013, Title: How Do Wii Know: Anecdotal Records Go Digital, Author: Bates, C. C.
Additionally, note-taking applications have the capacity to embed
pictures within the ...
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Since there are "the four other people" vs "four other people", the place is now crowded
The company A works at, offers free English lessons to all the employees. A and B are discussing A's transfer to another team and their new English group. (The dialogue is mine)
A: You know, last ...
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Future reference of noun that actually not taken place
Suppose yesterday my friend said me I will buy a car tomorrow. Today he bought one car. Now what he will say today in the sentence - look I bought a car or I bought the car. Which article should I use ...
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Once [the] evening starts, [the] afternoon is considered to have ended
I'm not referring to a specific evening or afternoon — I'm talking about evenings and afternoons in general:
1. Once the evening starts, the afternoon is considered to have ended. The exact time when ...
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The ball fell to Kagawa 35 yards from <goal> vs <the goal>
BBC, Manchester United 2-1 Southampton
The ball fell to Kagawa 35 yards from goal and he threaded a pass to
Rooney, who calmly passed the ball into the net past Boruc.
As I understand it, the author ...
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The use of 'in summer' or 'in the summer' in a particular context
I read that we don't need to use the definite article when 'in summer' (or another season) is used to refer to the season in general. However, we use 'in the summer' when referring to a specific ...
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Prepositions of place and articles: 'at school', 'in school' or 'in the school'?
I recently saw a video on YouTube of a native English speaker talking about the prepositions 'in' and 'at'. He explained the difference in their usage and gave an example.
He said that both 'in the ...
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Article with the names of gods of other religions
With the word "God" we don't use any article.
With the name of the God of our religion, we don't use any article as our God is the only God for us.
But what about the names of gods of other ...
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I can say that [the] people from Freetown are the most polite
I've lived in many nice places, and I can say that the people from
Freetown are the most polite.
Do I need the definite article before the word people?
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The use of the definite article with the names of museums, art galleries, etc
In various grammar books I saw the following rule of the use of the definite article with names of museums, art galleries and other public buildings:
We use "the" with names of newspapers (...
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Definite article + plural nouns
I came across the following paragraph in a bidding document issued by the state of Alabama:
Before submitting a bid for the Work, the bidders shall carefully examine the Bid Documents,
visit the site,...
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Indefinite article <a first time>, <a first job>, <a first attempt>
There is a first time for everything. -> every activity has its first time or the first time of doing someting;
Our website can help you, if you're looking for a first job. -> one person can ...
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"a sink full of dirty dishes" VS "a sink full of THE dirty dishes" — How does "the" affect the meaning?
cambridge.org:
the dishes — all the plates, glasses, knives, forks, etc. that have been used during a meal
In this meaning, dictionaries usually use "dishes" with "the".
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