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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Use of article "The".
I am confused about the correct use of "The". please help me.
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Hi We use 'the' when we know which person or thing we are referring to. I saw a man sitting on a bench. The bench was a strange colour.
- Hi We use 'the' when we know which person or thing we are referring to.
- I saw a man sitting on a bench.
- The bench was a strange colour.
- We also use 'the' when there is only one thing or person such as: the Earth, The Queen We use it with some countries: the United Kingdom, the United States of America We also use it in some fixed phrases, for example we go to the cinema, we do things in the morning/afternoon/evening , Hope that helps.
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Hi
We use 'the' when we know which person or thing we are referring to.
I saw a man sitting on a bench. The bench was a strange colour.
We also use 'the' when there is only one thing or person such as:
the Earth, The Queen
We use it with some countries:
the United Kingdom, the United States of America
We also use it in some fixed
We use 'the' when we know which person or thing we are referring to.
I saw a man sitting on a bench. The bench was a strange colour.
We also use 'the' when there is only one thing or person such as:
the Earth, The Queen
We use it with some countries:
the United Kingdom, the United States of America
We also use it in some fixed
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