| Use |
Example |
| places |
the: seas (the Atlantic), rivers (the Amazon), areas (the Antarctic), some countries (the USA,
the UK), public buildings (the theatre), the Earth, the world, the sky, the moon, the sun,
the sea, the environment
no article: towns and cities (Moscow), most countries (France), continents (Europe), streets (Baker Street), planets (Mars)
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| activities |
a/an: have a job, work as a ...
the: on the radio, the media, play the piano
no article: go to work, on TV, go shopping, play tennis, listen to music, go to work, go to school, be at school, be at university, school subjects (maths)
|
| time |
the: in the morning/afternoon/evening, on the 20th March, in the 1950s
no article: days (Thursday), months (May), years (2009), at night
|
| people |
the: the King, the Prime Minister, the army, the navy, the police, the Germans, the English
no article: become king, he's English, speak English
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