Main points
1. `THE' is called the definite article, and is the commonest determiner. You
use `the' when the person you are talking to knows which person or
thing you mean. You can use `the' in front of any noun, whether it is a
singular count noun, an uncount noun, or a plural count noun.
She dropped the can.
I remembered the fun I had with them.
The girls were not at home.
2. You use `THE' with a noun when you are referring back to someone or
something that has already been mentioned.
I called for a waiter... ...The waiter with a moustache came.
I have bought a house in Wales... ...The house is in an agricultural area.
3. You use `THE' with a noun and a qualifier, such as a prepositional phrase
or a relative clause, when you are specifying which person or thing you
are talking about.
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