Questions tagged [definite-articles]
This tag is for questions about the definite article.
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Definite article with uncountable nouns [closed]
I can't understand the use of the definite article with the word "hardware". For example, a lecture in my computer science course reads:
Software is the general category of code which runs ...
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When can we omit the article in front of a countable word in singular? [migrated]
In the sentence below, there is no "the" in front of former President. I am wondering what is the grammar rule for that?
Under Smith and his successor, Douglas, Canada sought closer trade ...
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Does it make sense when I avoid a formal subject "it" referring to a "to+verb" clause or "that+subject verb " clause? [closed]
When I was a high school student, I learned that it is normal to use "it" to avoid a long subject in English. I learned that "it" in such kind of sentences refers to the "to......
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Do you need a definite article here?
Do you need the in the following sentence?
My name is Alex, but I go by the gender-neutral Sasha.
I think this definite article is warranted because the sentence above may be said to have an ...
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Article 'The' when use with the name of an island [duplicate]
According standard English, we do not use 'the' with the name of a single island, for example, 'Tasmania' or 'Bermuda'. We just use 'the' when the name refers to a group of islands or is made up of ...
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Should there be a "the" before "consideration" in this sentence?
It should be not excluded from consideration that by choosing Katha as their candidate, the incumbent party revealed its goal to expand influence in the northern districts.
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No article in the construction 'hire of ....'
One sentence in a recent newspaper article reads
Liverpool spent the last fortnight sorting out their upstairs departments, with hires of CEO of Football Michael Edwards and sporting director Richard ...
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Do I need the definite article 'The' before 'construction'?
Recently I had a conversation with a colleague and ran into a problem I can't stop thinking about. I was talking about the new campus of my university and said 'construction was started in 2012'. Is ...
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Articles in reference to natural phenomena
I have been wondering about the usage of the definite article with the nouns that refer to natural phenomena such as wind, rain, weather. Michael Swan suggests in "Practical English Usage" ...
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Simple Article usage question implied or not? [duplicate]
It doesn't matter if you are a nurse or a doctor, you still need a pass.
In this sentence, can I skip article a just before doctor?
It doesn't matter if you are a nurse or doctor, you still need a ...
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Title case for "The" [duplicate]
If I'm writing a sentence with a media title (book, TV show, movie, etc.), how do I present the word "the"? For example, would I write, "I was watching The Mandalorian," or "I ...
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Why the definite article in “whiskey on the rocks”?
I am confused as to why a “the” is used in the designator of this drink. For, “the X” refers to an X which I am familiar with. But when I order a whiskey with “rocks” in it, it’s likely that I have no ...
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A man of many talents/ the man of many talents
Can I use the article the with the idiom “man of many talents” if I want to emphasise that it refers to just a specific person and not speaking generally? For instance: “You’re the man of many talents”...
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When should I NOT use an article in front of a noun? Easy to remember tips? [duplicate]
THE title says all. Although I've been living in the US for many years at this point, this still confuses me time to time.
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The bicycle is a vehicle but the bicycle in this room is just a decoration
Can the definite article have two different meanings in front of identical words in one sentence? As in
The bicycle is a vehicle but the bicycle in this room is just a decoration.
Or perhaps this ...
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