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Book mango 418 Posted 7 years ago
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（the）birds
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Suppose that I am talking to a friend on the phone. I want to tell him that birds are singing outside my apartment. “(The)birds are singing outside.” Do I need “the” here?
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If you and your friend have previously discussed the birds outside your apartment, it might be better to refer to them subsequently as "the birds".
- If you and your friend have previously discussed the birds outside your apartment, it might be better to refer to them subsequently as "the birds".
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If you and your friend have previously discussed the birds outside your apartment, it might be better to refer to them subsequently as "the birds".
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book mango 418Do I need “the” here?
No, if you mean birds in general.
Yes, if you mean the particular individual birds that do this every day.
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