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Article usage with "Earth"
0 This is a grammatical question which should be relatively straight forward, but for some reason, it's not... What are the rules concerning the article usage with the word Earth. That is to say, when can you say "The Earth" and when can you say "Earth"? The question applies both to the planet and to the non-capitalised form meaning "ground". Thanks in advance! 0-
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02 br 01 i 01 b 00 general 02 b 00 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 All gardeners and farmers can tell you that earth is a wonderful substance, full of life 02 br 00 Nothing will grow without fertile earth. 0-
- 02 br 01 i 01 b 00 general 02 b 00 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 All gardeners and farmers can tell you that earth is a wonderful substance, full of life 02 br 00 Nothing will grow without fertile earth.
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0 Earth/the Earth when referring to the planet 02 br
01 i 01 b 00 Specifying the place/planet 02 b 02 i 02 br
00 "Journey to the centre of the Earth" 02 br
00 "The Earth is the fourth planet from the sun" 02 br
01 i 01 b 00 Using it as a name 02 b 02 i 02 br
00 "Earth is our home" 02 br
00 "Who
01 i 01 b 00 Specifying the place/planet 02 b 02 i 02 br
00 "Journey to the centre of the Earth" 02 br
00 "The Earth is the fourth planet from the sun" 02 br
01 i 01 b 00 Using it as a name 02 b 02 i 02 br
00 "Earth is our home" 02 br
00 "Who
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0 If you use 01 i 00 Earth 02 i 00 as the official name of our planet in scientific writing, no article is used since 01 u 00 all 02 u 00 planets are without an article: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Earth etc. People often use the article with 01 i 00 Earth 02 i 00 in this sense even though it isn't necessary. 02 br
00 The article is used in a
00 The article is used in a
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