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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

"the" dinner

She finishes "the" dinner late
She finishes dinner late

should I use the article "the"??
  

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Not usually. If you are taking about a specific "dinner event," then you would use the article. Tom threw a dinner party for his new staff and their spouses.

— BarbaraPA

  • Not usually.
  • If you are taking about a specific "dinner event," then you would use the article.
  • Tom threw a dinner party for his new staff and their spouses.
  • Unfortunately, Peter got stuck in traffic and was late to the dinner
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Not usually.

If you are taking about a specific "dinner event," then you would use the article.

Tom threw a dinner party for his new staff and their spouses. Unfortunately, Peter got stuck in traffic and was late to the dinner
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