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Zygis Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Articles before dates.

Hello, I want to ask whether we use articles before times/dates. Can I say: I did it in the last week/ on the Thursday /

on the previous day? Maybe there are some rules? Once I've seen a rule about using articles before dates/time but it was very abstract and I can't find anything better on the inernet now

Thanks.
  

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Yes, but you have to refer to a very specific day, week, month, etc. Here are some examples: I did it in the last week of November. Easter is celebrated every year on the Sunday following the first Friday after the full moon after the spring equinox.

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  • Yes, but you have to refer to a very specific day, week, month, etc.
  • Here are some examples: I did it in the last week of November.
  • Easter is celebrated every year on the Sunday following the first Friday after the full moon after the spring equinox.
  • The past week was very difficult for me.
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Yes, but you have to refer to a very specific day, week, month, etc. Here are some examples:

I did it in the last week of November.

Easter is celebrated every year on the Sunday following the first Friday after the full moon after the spring equinox.

The past week was very difficult for me.
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So I presume, that the same would be with the sentence - The Battle of Saule took place in the 1230s ? It refers to a very specific decade, so we use the definite article?

Thank you.
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