Article The before fires and explosions that we know of

DibWhy not "the fires and explosion" in the first line as we are talking about the specific fires and explosions that is the ones that occurred following the explosion?

Not yet we aren't. They are fires unknown to the reader.

DibWhy not "the unauthorised experiment" as we are talking about the specific experiment , that is the one that

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But then why do we use the in sentences like the one below when talking about a specific thing

After dinner, I usually wash the dishes.

The reader doesn't know about the dishes yet so why not "I wash dishes" . Why do we use "the" to specify certain dishes in sentences like these while not in case of "fire and explosions" since there were still spe

DibBut then why do we use the in sentences like the one below when talking about a specific thingAfter dinner, I usually wash the dishes.

The reader knows that if I am going to wash dishes, then it will be the dishes that I have just used.

DibAfter dinner, I usually wash the dishes.

Or 'do the laundry' or 'mow the lawn'. There is always only one set of dishes per family, one load of laundry per day, one lawn per household, etc.

Another way to consider this is that washing the dishes is something that we all do (unless we have the perfect wife)—so in that way, they are not specific at a

DibOn April 26, 1986, fires and explosions following an unauthorized experiment ...

This is exactly how you start a story. You don't use "the" until you have established the existence of the entities that your story is going to be about. Later in the story you may want to use "the" to indicate references back to the entities whose existence you have establi

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Question: if you were to find a wallet, would you return it or keep it?

My answer:
Once found a wallet lying around in my school playground. Asked the kids around if it belonged to them. Some one apparently went to the principals office to inform him that he's found the wallet and "the thief". I got into some serious trouble and from that day onwards i

DibWas I correct to use "the" where bolded in the answer that I gave?

Yes, but there are many other mistakes in your answer.

AlpheccaStars DibWas I correct to use "the" where bolded in the answer that I gave?Yes, but there are many other mistakes in your answer.

Can you kindly point out the mistakes I made?

Dibthe kids around ... Was I correct to use "the" where bolded in the answer that I gave?

Yes. You used "around" to mean "around your school playground", so the reader knows which kids you're talking about.

Using just "I asked the kids if it belonged ..." would make the reader ask "Which kids?", an indication that something is not quit

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What if we rephrase the original statement this way

On April 26, 1986, the fires and explosions following the historic Chernobyl disaster caused the worst accident in the history of nuclear power at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine.

is it correct now?