How to sentence create article used to THE

The is used to indicate something that we already know about or something that is common knowledge.

The boy in the corner is my friend (The speaker and the listener know which boy)

The earth is round (There is only one earth)

With non- count, one uses the article the if speaking in specific terms, but uses no article if speaking in general.

Sugar is sweet. (General- all sugar)

The sugar on the table is from Cuba.(specific- the sugar that is on the table)

Normally, plural count nouns, when they mean everything within a certain class, are not preceded by THE.

Oranges are green until they ripen.

Athletes should follow a well- balanced diet.

Normally a proper noun is not preceded by an article unless there are several people or things with the same name and the speaker is specifying one of them.

There are three Susan packers in the telephone directory.

The Susan Parker that I know lives on First Avenue.

Normally words such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, school, church, home, colleges, and work do not use any article unless to restrict the meaning.

We ate breakfast at eight o clock this morning.

We went to the school yesterday.

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