61.Definite article
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names of countries: Norway, England, China . abstract words: death, love, beauty, youth. substances: oil, wood, glass. human activities: science, tennis, war. names of meals: breakfast, dinner. colours: red, green. indefinite plurals: Elephants never forget. Cars pollute. humanity, collectively: Man, mankind, humanity. title with name of holder: Queen Elizabeth, Pope Francesco, Prince Charles, President Obama. general categories: modern industry, British industry, foreign trade. social categories: unemployed people, rich people, young people. lakes, single islands, mountains: Lake Geneva, Easter Island, Mount Everest. Institutions considered as proper nouns: Parliament, Justice, Congress.
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some names of countries: the USA, the UK, the Netherlands. abstract words determined by context: the beauty of the rose, the death of a salesman. substances determined by context: the oil we spilled on the garage floor. musical instruments: he plays the violin. superlatives: the finest dinner I have ever had. colours in context: I like the red of your dress. singular noun referring to a larger group: The jaguar is nearly extinct. nationalities ending in “sh”, “tsh”, “s”, “z” sounds: the English, the French, the Swiss, the Japanese. title on its own: the king, the president, the pope. specific examples: the computer industry, the tourist trade. general categories identified by an adjective: the rich, the poor. rivers, oceans, mountain ranges, groups of islands: the Thames, the Atlantic, the Caribbeans, the Himalayas. Institutions: the church, the army, the police, the press, the government.
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