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The article defined ( THE ) (when not to use (Before proper names of…
The article defined ( THE )
When to use
Nous previously mentioned, already defined by the speaker or writer
He wrote some letters and postcards. The letters were to his mom
Susan bought a beautiful dress. The dress is pink
Nouns considered unique
The Sun
The Moon
The sea
The weather
The universe
The world
Geographical names of rivers, oceans, seas, deserts, gulfs, group of islands and mountain ranges
The Amazonas River
The Atlantic Ocean
The North Pole
The Alps
With names of newspapers
The Economist
The New York Times
The Observer
Names composed of countries
The United Kingdom
The United States
The United Arab Emirates
With titles of nobility or appointments of political positions
The Queen of England
The President of Brazil
The Mayor of NewYork
Before names of musical instruments rhythms and dances
Paul plays the piano very well.
That girl who is playing the clarinet is Jane's sister
With proper names to inicate the whole family or specify the person you are talking about
The Martins went to the restaurant they like.
The Kennedys are a famous family.
With most bulding names
The Capitol, The Empire States, The Louvre, The Kremlin, The TajMahal, The Vatican
Exceptions
Buckingham Palace and all buldings with the words hall
Carnegie Hall, Lilly Hall
Before names of cinemas, theaters, hotels, restaurants, clubs, museums, libraries, and art galleries
There's a foreign film festival at the Paramount
I saw Barbra Streisand at the Palladiumin 1975
It is used before a noun already known by the listener or reader
Means
o, a, os, as
It is invariable in gender and number, unlike what happens in portuguese. Look
The book / The books
The woman / The women
when not to use
Before proper names of cities, states and countries
Mr. Smith will come later
France produces the best red wine
They live in California
Plural nouns indicating generalization
People all over the world believe in God
Women like flowers
Before abstract nouns
We all need some little happiness
Most people fear death
Before the names of the meals
I eat breakfast around six
Dinner will be served at nine
Nouns denoting sports, science, academic subjects, colors, meals, seasons, month and days of the week
Tennis is very popular in Australia.
Biology is an important science
Yellow is Martin's favorite color
Certain nouns such as bed, church, court, hospital, prision, college, school, market, home, society and work, when used for purpose for whitch they are normally intended
Our children go to bed at nine
We go to church every Sunday to attend the Mass
He'll send them all to court