The definite article THE is used when an adjective, phrase, or clause modifying the noun clarifies or restricts its identity., Thank you for the piece of advice you gave me about camping out in remote areas., The definite article THE is used when the noun refers to something or someone that is unique or there is only one, and to refer to a system or service., the Murphy’s Law, the moon, the internet, the world, on the radio, the police, Some geographical names require the use of the definite article THE before them, such as united countries, large regions, deserts, peninsulas, oceans, seas, gulfs, canals, rivers, mountain ranges, groups of islands and landmarks (always in capital letters)., the United States, the Vatican, the Atacama Desert, the Atlantic Ocean, the Nile River, the Statue of Liberty, The definite article THE is used before names of musical instruments, dates, decades, centuries and cardinal points., the bass, the twentieth of March, in the 1980’s, in the 21st Century, the north-west, The definite article THE is used before adjectives to talk about groups of people and such adjectives can be modified in degree., the rich, the poor, the tallest girl in class, The definite article THE is used before names of families, newspapers, well-known buildings, hotels, pubs and restaurants, works of art and organizations., the Silvas, the Times, the Taj Mahal, the Plaza Hotel, the Mona Lisa, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), The definite article THE can be used with seasons of the year or not., in spring or in the spring, The definite article THE is used before public places., in hospital (someone’s sick), at the hospital (someone’s there not as a patient), at the store, No article is used when a plural countable noun is being referred to either in a nonspecific or in a general way., I brought new batteries and matches to light the bonfire., No article is used when a noncount noun (mass noun) is generic or nonspecific., Ben will buy milk and juice for the picnic., No article is used with plural nouns or noncount nouns when they mean “all” or “in general”., Trees are evergreen in winter./ Religion is a relevant issue., No article is used with some locations, hours, days, months and years., at home, in school, at eleven a.m., on Thursday, in March, in 1500, Generally, no article is used with names of people, books and plays (unless it is part of the title)., I have performed Romeo and Juliet., No article is used before possessives., I live with my parents. / at St. Monica’s Church, Some geographical names don’t require the use of the definite article THE before them such as streets, parks, cities, states, counties, most countries, continents, bays, single lakes, single mountains and islands (always in capital letters)., Brazil, England, Mt. Everest, No article is used with names of planets, sports, subjects, meals and nouns with numbers., Mars, soccer, history, breakfast, room 6, No article is used before nationalities, unless in cases in which the word can be used both as an adjective and as a noun., We are South American./ The Brazilian people are extroverted./ The Brazilians are outgoing..

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