articles: the
articles: the
- the water (uncountable) the table (singular countable) the stars (plural countable)
a. to talk about people and things that we have already mentioned.
She's got two children: a girl and a boy. The boy s fourteen and the girl's eight.
b. when we are saying which people or things we mean.
- Who's the girl in the car over there with John?
- Could you close the door? (Only one door is open.)
'Where's Ann?' 'In the kitchen.' Could you pass the salt?
- This is my uncle. (NOT . . . the my uncle.)
I like this beer. (NOT . . . the this beer.)
Mary lives in Switzerland. (NOT The Mary lives in the-Switzerland) We do not usually use the to talk about things in general — the does not mean 'all'.
Books are expensive. (NOT The books are expensive.)
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