Definite Article (The)
· musical intruments (the piano)
· dances (the samba)
· names of families (the Browns)
· nationalities ending in sh, -ch or ese (the Welsh). Othe plural nationalities are
used with or without ''the'' (the Australians or Australians)
· titles (the King, the Professor but: King Philip III)
· adjectives used as plural nouns (the rich, the poor) and the superlative degree of
adjectives/adverbs (the most successful)
· historiacl references/events (the French revolution but: World War II)
· only, last, first (used as adjectives) e.g. He was the last person to leave.
· morning, afternoon, evening, night holiday (in the morning but: at night, at noon, ad
midnight, by day/night, at 5 o'clock, on holiday etc)
THE IS OMITTED BEFORE:
· proper nouns e.g. Mary is my best friend
· names of sports (polo)
· games (chess)
· activities (horse)
· days (Monday)
· months (July)
· holidays (Christmas)
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