All the nouns- the noun- the choice

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Hello everybody!in the below, why "all the nouns" use "the" cant we write as "all nouns " ?"the noun" in the bold part refer to what? cant we write as "a noun"?"the choice" cant be wrote as "a choice"?Talking about “all of them everywhere” is also called “generic reference.” We use it to make generalizations: to say something true of all the nouns in a particular group, like an entire species of animal. When you mean “all of them everywhere,” you have three article choices: Ø, a/an, the. The choice of article depends on the noun. Ask yourself, “What kind of noun is it?”Reference: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/articles/.

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moseenIn the paragraph below, why do we write "all the nouns" using "the"? Can't we write it as "all nouns " ?

Talking about “all of them everywhere” is also called “generic reference.” We use it to make generalizations: to say something true of all the nouns in a particular group, like an entire species of animal. When you mean “all of them everywhere,” you have three article choices: Ø, a/an, the. The choice of article depends on the noun. Ask yourself, “What kind of noun is it?”

"The" is used because we emphasize that we are talking about a very specific set of nouns, those in a group. Although "the" is optional, we put it in to denote a specific set.

moseenWhat does "the noun" in the bold part refer to ~~what~~? can't we write it as "a noun"?

Talking about “all of them everywhere” is also called “generic reference.” We use it to make generalizations: to say something true of all the nouns in a particular group, like an entire species of animal. When you mean “all of them everywhere,” you have three article choices: Ø, a/an, the. The choice of article depends on the noun. Ask yourself, “What kind of noun is it?”

We write "the noun" because we are examining one specific word, which is a noun. What article will we chose to use before this specific word?

moseen"Why can't "the choice" ~~cant~~ be written as "a choice"?

Talking about “all of them everywhere” is also called “generic reference.” We use it to make generalizations: to say something true of all the nouns in a particular group, like an entire species of animal. When you mean “all of them everywhere,” you have three article choices: Ø, a/an, the. The choice of article depends on the noun. Ask yourself, “What kind of noun is it?”

We write "the choice" because we are examining one specific question, one specific choice. That is, "What article will we chose to use before this noun?"

All the nouns- the noun- the choice

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