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In the fixed phrase "..., present company excepted" (used when making some criticism of a group that may include the people you are talking to) the work "company" is treated as uncountable, or rather …

Because in their mind it has been determined. This is the purpose of the definite article. It indicates the the speaker has a definite place in mind, and that place is known to the listener, either …

The sentence is correct as it stands. You may insert the word "the" before "WHO" (a quick google survey shows both "according to WHO" and "according to the WHO" being used. (in speech one would ins …

In this case the two sentences are almost identical in meaning. I would not use "the", as it is slightly shorter.

It's all a bit flexible. As a rule of thumb, the more we think of [item name] a representing an actual physical object - as opposed to primarily being [an instantiation of] a concept or technology - t …

The name "Kilimanjaro" is being used as a modifier in this phrase. It modifies the word "volcano". "The" is used, because the word "volcano" needs an article. It would need an article even if the mo …

"The" and "the" would be natural. The set up is rather odd. You talk about "the two teachers", but there is only one teacher. There were two meetings, but one teacher. And, of course, why would you …

If you are speaking of "graduation" as a time, you don't need "the": after graduation, after lunch, after Christmas, after dark, after death. All of these phrases mean "after the time of ...." But i …

There is a difference between "a fire-type pokemon" and "the fire-type pokemon". In the indefinite example, "a", you are generally about your preference for fire-type pokemon. It isn't specific to th …

The article does change the meaning. I don't want to drink the water from this cup. This is about the specific water that is currently in this cup. If the cup is empty it wouldn't make sense to say …

I understand these plurals to mean "the things in general, not specific to the store or hospital. So "Nurses in this hospital are nice", seems similar to "Nurses, when they are in this hospital, are n …

It is rather odd. "Sand the walls" would mean "to rub sandpaper on the walls of the exhibition centre (to make them smooth)". That seems odd, since "sanding walls" is not something that people do. T …

No, it does not need "the". Do you know into which territory the incursion was made. Perhaps if the rebels hold a small amount of land then "the territory" would make sense, since you do know which t …

There's no rule that says that abstract nouns don't have a definite determiner. The love I feel for you is special. But if you leave the word indefinite: "Love is very important to me" This is a spe …

In a store, there is usually one person who is in charge of the daily running of the store, and that person is the manager. But "manager" is a role, can be used like "coach" or "engineer" (for example …