Definite Article Examples and Usage
Definite Article Examples and Usage
Hello!! We were doing an English assignment on definite articles, and Lilia my daughter came up with this wild sentence: "The dragon flew over the castle and disappeared into the sky." Now we're wondering—why the castle but not the sky? Would love your insight!
randa.meselmani
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Hi, Randa Meselmani.
I'm not quite sure what your question is, but I'll give you an explanation about the definite article.
'THE' is the only definite article, while 'a' and 'an' are called indefinite articles.
'The' is used to introduce a specific noun or something that has already been mentioned (in a previous sentence or at an earlier part of the sentence), common knowledge, or something about to be defined.
Examples:
1. Buckingham Palace is a place where English royalties reside. The palace is located in London, England. (mentioned in a previous sentence)
2. The famous poet, William Shakespeare, is an idol to many all over the world. (something about to be defined)
'3. Tokyo is the capital of Japan. (common knowledge)
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