Foscari - Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica

14 energy drink
15 cheesecake
16 tomato ketchup
17 a milk bottle
18 a cigarette packet
29 Definite and Indefinite article
Definite article the
Used with singular and plural countable nouns in specific context
I studied the program.
The programs are interesting.
The not used before uncountable nouns in generic context
Time goes faster as you get older.
Hardware is becoming less expensive
The not used before plural countable nouns in generic contexts
Philosophical texts can be hard to understand.
Computer hackers can cause a lot of damage.
Note the use of a clause can make something specific
The time (that) he spent at university.
Use the with singular noun for a class of animals or things
The dog is man’s best friend.
The computer is very important in the financial world.
Use the with superlatives and ordinal numbers.
The biggest users of SMS are young people
The robotics department is on the 7 th Floor.
The is not used with:-
Possessive adjectives
eg. This is my car
Names of meals
I had breakfast this morning.
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