Article before nature?

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Could you please tell me if there has to be an article such the before nature?Thanks.

Xerxes · Accepted Answer

future332Could you please tell me if there has to be an article such the before nature?

That depends on the context and the sentence, and also on what you mean by "nature".

Usually no article is used if by "nature" you mean the physical world.

I love nature.
People have been abusing nature for centuries.

Compare:
Let's examine the nature of the question.
Such is the nature of this problem.

You get the idea.

Future332 · Answer

Thanks a lot.
How about the following sentences? Are they grammatical?
I enjoy having BBQ in the nature.
The benefits of learning about nature are....

Fivejedjon · Answer

future332I enjoy having a BBQ in the nature.

English has no single natural expression for 'in the nature'. We have to use expressions such as in the open air, outdoors, in the country, in the mountains, by the sea, etc.

Future332 · Answer

So, the followng I suppose is correct, right?
I enjoy the outdoors.
By the outdoors I mean natural environment.
Thanks.

CalifJim · Answer

future332I enjoy the outdoors.

That's fine.

CJ

Xerxes · Answer

future332Thanks a lot. How about the following sentences? Are they grammatical? I enjoy having BBQ in the nature. The benefits of learning about nature are....

I have nothing to add to the answers given by the other contributors here, but I have a small suggestion to make. While "in nature" and "in the nature" are both terribly unnatural, you can say this if you want to get a bit fancy:

I enjoy having a BBQ in the lap of nature.

But there is still no article before "nature"!

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