The driver of the car

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

This example is from English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy. I understand that the definite article is the correct option before the word 'driver' but I cannot explain why. He is mentioned for the first time.
'I saw an accident this morning. A car crashed into a tree. The driver of the car wasn't hurt but the car was badly damaged.'

 

[teechar]

The word driver is a singular countable noun, so a determiner (e.g. article) is needed. Since we are talking about a particular driver (the one involved in the accident), we use "the".

 

[Rollercoaster1]

Hello.

This example is from English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy. I understand that the definite article is the correct option before the word 'driver' but I cannot explain why. The word 'driver' is mentioned for the first time.
'I saw an accident this morning. A car crashed into a tree. The driver of the car wasn't hurt but the car was badly damaged '

I have made some corrections above.

 

[Rachel Adams]

The word driver is a singular countable noun, so a determiner (e.g. article) is needed. Since we are talking about a particular driver (the one involved in the accident), we use "the".

So even if the noun is not mentioned before and because it's a specific noun the definite article is used.

 

[teechar]

Yes. In the above context, we are talking about a particular driver (the driver of that car).