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Definite articles are used for something already mentioned.

Did you see Frozen 2? I liked the movie.

Is a definite article necessary in the following case?

I form five groups. The leaders of the groups are active.

As the first sentence mentions "five groups," the may be necessary.

Question 1: Is The necessary even though I mention "leaders" for the first time?

Question 2: Is The necessary because followed by "of the groups?"

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    Dec 18, 2019 at 3:28

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Definite articles are used for something already mentioned.

There are scads of uses of 'the' in English. This is not a comprehensive list.

Question 1: Is The necessary even though I mention "leaders" for the first time?

Question 2: Is The necessary because followed by "of the groups?" definite-articles

No, the first 'the' is optional.

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