If you see the same car but on different roads(usage of the article "the")

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If I see a car on a road I liked I would say:

Today I saw the new BMW on the road.

But if I see that exact same car every day, owned by the same person, and basically there is only one car of that model in the city ,and I see it ON DIFFERENT ROADS, NOT A SINGLE SPECIFIC ROAD, in this case should I say:

I see that new BMW on road every day.

or I still have to use "the" as in:

I see that new BMW on the road every day.

Thanks in advance!

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

DibI see that new BMW on road every day.

No.

If it is a new BMW (made in 2013, but perhaps many different specific vehicles), on different roads:
I see the new BMW on the roads of my city every day. (It must be very popular; many people have bought the same model car.)

DibBut if I see that exact same car every day, owned by the same person, and basically there is only one car of that model in the city ,and I see it ON DIFFERENT ROADS, NOT A SINGLE SPECIFIC ROAD, in this case should I say:

I see that same new BMW on the roads of my city every day.

Dib · Answer

Thanks!

I see that same new BMW on the roads of my city every day.

But if the person I am talking to lives in the same city as I do then :

I see that same new BMW on the road every day. [No "of my city" or "of our city" in the sentence]

correct?

Thanks!

CalifJim · Answer

DibI see that new BMW on road every day.

Here you have this situation.

1. road is a singular noun.
2. road is a countable noun.
3. road is not an abstract noun.
4. road does not occur in an idiom or fixed expression here.

Whenever these conditions apply, you must use a determiner (a, an, the, this, that, my, your, ...).

DibI still have to use "the"

Yes.

CJ

If you see the same car but on different roads(usage of the article "the")

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