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For questions about "The", the only definite article used in English.
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This one went to market
This is an instance of zero article, where the article is dropped in certain circumstances. One of them is for "mass nouns", like "coffee" and "bread" where there is an indefinite quantity of the thin …
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Does "mouse" need an article in front of it?
When you drop the article like that it's called the "zero article" if you want to read more about it. The general rule is that you can drop the article with mass nouns (e.g., bread, coffee) or plural …
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"In the cases" vs. "in cases"
Your question relates to when to use the zero article[1], so you might try reading on when its use is appropriate. In general, it is with plural or mass nouns that you can drop the article. Here, you …
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