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This question is the last one for today :) There is a sentence: "What are the names of (the) summer months?" Is the article "the" necessary here, before "summer months"? Can the zero article be used ...

Ok, according to the grammar, we use "The" for definite noun. But my question is: When is a noun definite? See this conversation: A: I saw a big rat in my back yard last night. B: How big ...

I can't decide whether to use the in these sentences. [The] white chalk rock underground has formed beautiful hills and valleys. [The] grassland has a lot of flowering plants. [The] ...

In my software, if user edits some content of a document and clicks close icon without saving the changes he made (i.e. without clicking the save icon first), the text of message that I display to the ...

You are my constant reminder that promises are made to be broken. Is this correct? I'm also thinking of placing a 'the' before 'promises' as in: You are my constant reminder that the promises are ...

English has countable nouns and uncountable nouns. But I sometimes see the use of article with uncountable nouns in a sentence like 'we have an utmost importance'. Here is an example. I bring up, ...

I want to ask about a article before a position of job, because I have problem for using it. My sentence looks that: My position was the/a/an/none e-shop back-end and front-end software ...

May I ask which one is correct "a spouse of", or "the spouse of". Example: Dana is a/the spouse of Peter. Thanks.

I asked several questions about the definite article "the". Especially using "the" before user and mouse when describing an application was interesting to me. I concluded it to myself that when I ...

When referring to abstract noun how should I use demonstratives? Abstract nouns do not have a distance from the speaker. For example when should I say "this story/concept/word/name" and when I should ...

I've been curious about this for a while. Generally, one uses "the" if they mean a specific object ("The copy of Lord of the Rings I bought yesterday") instead of any object that fits a description ("...

I have problems with using articles. Sometimes I'm not sure on whether I should put one or not. So, I am wondering, what if I just stop putting articles when I'm in doubt? And I know that it is ...

If I want to write in the film credits that I am an author of the film, which formulation is more correct: film by Name Surname or fim of Name Surname

What is the difference between "pieces of information" and "the pieces of information" e.g.: The wages of sin is death. why not?___Wages of sin is death. Is there any method to overcome these kind ...

I found a sentence on an English grammar book. I am confused why an article is used before a plural. Each of the following sentences is preceded by a bare infinitive.