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WHERE CAN WE USE "THE"?
PLEASE EXPLAIN IT WITH EXAMPLES.
 

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WHERE CAN WE USE "THE"?
PLEASE EXPLAIN IT WITH EXAMPLES.

Use the when you are talking about a specific thing. Use it in the shower, on the phone, or in the house.

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We use it for something that is unique- the sun, the moon. ;-)
 

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I got caught in the rain. I fell in the water. I got punched in the nose. I was walking across the street and I got hit by the car that I didn't see until it was too late.

The sun was in my eyes.
I watched as the tears rolled down her face.

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If you can't identify the thing you're talking about, it probably doesn't take 'the'. ;-)
 
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Using "the" to represent "a" and "an" mentioned before,like :

I have a computer at home. But the computer used at the office can't get through the internet.

Hope my sentence is helpful! :)
 

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tdol said:
If you can't identify the thing you're talking about, it probably doesn't take 'the'. ;-)

What about: "I don't know what the thing was?"

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It's identifiable- it's the thing you don't know. ;-)
 

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