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UseA weakened form of OneNaming a professionMaking a general statementSomething not mentioned beforeSomething referred to as a classSomething mentioned beforeWhen it is obvious what is meantNationalities ending in ch, se, shAdjectives referring to classes ofpeopleSingular CountableNounsalanalanalanalanthethethePlural CountableNounsno determi nerno determi nerno determi nerthethethetheSee Exercise 6.3. The use of The with proper nounsa. Names of peopleIn English, names of people in the singular are not usually preceded by a determiner.e.g. Washington was the first president of the United States.Jack and Eleanor saw the movie.Determiners are also usually not used when a title precedes a person·s name.Doctor Defoe has a good reputation.Mr. Carpenter is a friend of ours.In these examples, the titles Doctor and Mr. are not preceded by determiners.However, names of people in the plural are usually preceded by the.e.g. The Smiths live in that house.I have known the Harrisons for years.b. Names of placesIn English, the is usually used before the following types of place name:Type of Place Namecanaldesertoceanriverseaplural place namesplace names containing the word ofThe following are examples of names of canals, deserts, oceans, rivers, and seas:e.g. the Panama Canalthe Mojave Desert

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