a/an, the first time smth is mentioned (new information), jobs, before singular countable nouns, frequency (once __ week), meaning 'one', after: have, give, have got, see, take, give, after: such, quite, rather, as + singular countable, the, when we know which one we are talking about, with superlatives (the most beautiful), when there's only one of smth (the sun, the sky)), with seas, oceans, rivers, lakes, channels, with country names that are plural or have an extra word (republic/ states/ kingdom/ emirates...)), with deserts/ groups of islands/ mountain ranges, families (The Smiths), title (The Queen), cinemas/ theatres/ museums/hotels, group of people (adj.) (the poor, the old, the sick), with (the same, the following, the right, the only), with music instruments/ dances (play the guitar), with newspapers, with the landmarks, historic events and epochs, political parties and government institutions, parts/regions of the cities (the Soho), periods of time (the 1990s, the 21st century), no article, towns, cities, countries, continents, before plural nouns, with sports (play tennis), names of subjects and languages, meals (have breakfast), streets, squares, bridges, parks, title + Name, with magazines, school, university, college, hospital, prison, church, with work, home, bed, with airports

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