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DEFINITE ARTICLE

The definite article the is the most frequent

word in English.

We use the definite article in front of a noun

when we believe the listener/reader knows

exactly what we are referring to because...

there is only one: we have already

The moon is very mentioned it:

bright tonight. A young man got a

nasty shock when he

tried to rob a jewellery

shop. The man used a

there is only one hammer to smash the

in that context: windows in the shop.

Mom, can I borrow

the car. (the car to talk about musical

belongs to our instruments:

family)

She is learning the

piano.