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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
How to use "THE" correctly?
Greetings,
Often, while writing in English, I tend to use "THE" freqently and more often than using it wrongly. Can anyone throw some light on a few basic rules of using it correctly?
Your help will be very much appreicated.
- RexHelios
Often, while writing in English, I tend to use "THE" freqently and more often than using it wrongly. Can anyone throw some light on a few basic rules of using it correctly?
Your help will be very much appreicated.
- RexHelios
Top answer
"The" is used before nouns (and usually not proper nouns) similar to the way "a" or "an" are used before singular nouns. The difference is that "a" or "an" are used before a noun that can be one of many (it's identity doesn't matter): I bought an apple. I used a computer.
- "The" is used before nouns (and usually not proper nouns) similar to the way "a" or "an" are used before singular nouns.
- The difference is that "a" or "an" are used before a noun that can be one of many (it's identity doesn't matter): I bought an apple.
- I used a computer.
- "The" is placed before a noun that has significance: I ate the apple I bought.
- The computer I used isn't working very well.
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"The" is used before nouns (and usually not proper nouns) similar to the way "a" or "an" are used before singular nouns.
The difference is that "a" or "an" are used before a noun that can be one of many (it's identity doesn't matter): I bought an apple. I used a computer.
"The" is placed before a noun that has significance: I ate the apple I bought. The computer I used isn't work
The difference is that "a" or "an" are used before a noun that can be one of many (it's identity doesn't matter): I bought an apple. I used a computer.
"The" is placed before a noun that has significance: I ate the apple I bought. The computer I used isn't work
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Hello!
I have got a question concerning "the", too.
I wrote the following two sentences in my essay:
1. Granger thinks that mankind will remember more and more with the time and one day become more positive...
2. This image shows that the nature will proceed with its normal way of life...
In bot
I have got a question concerning "the", too.
I wrote the following two sentences in my essay:
1. Granger thinks that mankind will remember more and more with the time and one day become more positive...
2. This image shows that the nature will proceed with its normal way of life...
In bot
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Yes, it's "time" and "nature" in general, not for instance "the time we spent together", or "the nature of this process". Cf: "how time flies!"
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The use of articles (both definite and indefinite) is tricky in any language, no two languages which have them seeming to use them in exactly the same way. Whilst rules can be learned and exceptions to the rules mastered, there always seem to be exceptions to the exceptions! Only the other day a difference between American and British English was highlighted with American saying play piano
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ARoNature and time are unspecific nouns in these sentences. "The" is mostly used for specif
1. Granger thinks that mankind will remember more and more with the time and one day become more positive...
2. This image shows that the nature will proceed with its normal way of life...
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agree with you i also don'T know how to use it..please help me too meanwhile I'm a university student an I'm in aprep class this year as a result of this I need to improve my english a lot..'cause I wanna pass my exam!!
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Can anyone comment about the two cases below:
1. Without a doubt, Michael Jordan is the best basketball player ever to have played in the NBA.
2. Without question, Michael Jordan is the best basketball player ever to have played in the NBA.
Why would you says "without a doubt" vs just "without question?"
If anything, you can count number of questions so it would
1. Without a doubt, Michael Jordan is the best basketball player ever to have played in the NBA.
2. Without question, Michael Jordan is the best basketball player ever to have played in the NBA.
Why would you says "without a doubt" vs just "without question?"
If anything, you can count number of questions so it would
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