Structure: Nouns and Noun Phrases with the Definite Article II
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- Various uses of the Definite Article
- To refer to something already mentioned
- To refer to something unique
- To refer to something unique
- To refer to something that is the only one of its kind in its locality
- To refer to something known to both the speaker and the listener
- To refer to the entire membership of a class when used with an adjective describing the class
Various uses of the Definite Article:
When the definite article ‘the’ is attached to a noun, the article may tell us many things about the noun.
(1) To refer to something already mentioned:
Examples:
i. There is a book on the table. The book belongs to Dele.
ii. I saw a goat in our yard but I do not know who owns the goat.
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