61.Definite article
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names of countries: Norway,
England, China
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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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