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 [wptabcontent]301  Wron g  use  of  the  wit h  prope r  nouns .[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't  say:  The  Sarah  will  go  to  th e  England .
 Say:  Sarah  will  go  to  England.

Don't use the definite article with proper nouns.

Note: Generally place the before the names of rivers, seas,
 oceans, bays, gulfs, mountain ranges, groups of islands,
 and countries or provinces consisting of
an adjective and a noun. We say: the Nile, the Mediterranean,
 the Atlantic, the Say of Biscay, the Persian Gulf, the Alps, 
the Dodecanese, the United States, the Central Provinces of India.
 [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]302  Wrong use of the with proper nouns in the possessive[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The Euripides' tragedies are famous.
Say: Euripides' tragedies are famous.

Don't use the definite article with proper nouns in the possessive case.

Note: If the name ends in an s or x of is difficult to pronounce with
 the extra syllable 's we omit the final s. Maria Callas' voice is divine.
 [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]303 Wrong use of the with abstract nouns.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The bravery is a great virtue.
Say: Bravery is a great virtue.

Abstract nouns, if used in a general sense, can't take the article.

Note: Abstract nouns, used in a particular sense, use the article: The bravery
of the Spartans was renowned. [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]304  Wrong use of the with material nouns.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The gold is a precious metal.
Say: Gold  is a  precious metal.
Don't use any article with material nouns, if used in a general
 sense. Note: Material nouns, used in a particular sense,
 require the definite article
The coal from the Midlands is exported to many countries.
 [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]305 Wrong use of the with  plural nouns used in a general sense.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The dogs  are faithful animals.
Say:  Dogs are  faithful  animals.

Omit the definte article before common nouns in
 the plural if used in a general sense.
 [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]306 Wrong use of the with names of languages.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't use: Tim speaks the English very well.
Say: Tim speaks English very well.

Never use the definite article before the names of languages.
 Note: We can say: He speaks the English language very well.
 [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]307 Wrong use of the with names of meals.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: We'll  start  after  the  breakfast.
Say:  We'll  start after breakfast.

Don't use the definite article before the names of meals, breakfast, 
lunch, dinner, or supper unless you are referring to a 
particular meal: The lunch they provided was excellent.
 [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]308 Wrong use of the with names of games.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: My favourite game  is  the  football.
Say: My  favourite game is football.

Don't use an article before the names of games like football,
 hockey, tennis, cricket, volley-ball, basket-ball.
 [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]309 Wrong use of the with names of diseases.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The cholera is a dreadful  disease.
Say:  Cholera is a dreadful disease.

As a rule, don't use the definite article before the names of diseases.

Note: The indefinite article is needed with common names of
 illnesses: I was suffering from a cold (a fever, a cough, a headache). [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]310 Wrong use of the with names of colours.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The green is a  beautiful  colour.
Say:  Green is  a  beautiful colour.

Don't use the definite article before the names
 of colours when used as nouns. [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]311 Wrong use of the with the names of the senses.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The sight is one of the five senses.
Say: Sight is one of the five senses.

Don't use an article before the names of the five 
senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch. [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]312  Wrong use of the with names of days and months.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The  Sunday can be  a day of prayer.
The December is  the last month.
Say:  Sunday can be  a day of prayer.
December is the  last month.

Don't use the definite article before the names of days and 
months. Note: We say the Sunday before last, the December of 1940, etc. [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]313 Wrong use  of the with man denoting the  human race.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The man is born a sinner.
Say: Man is born a sinner.

Use man, denoting the human race, without the definite article. Also,
mankind requires no article: Disease is the enemy of mankind. [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]314  Wrong use of the with school.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  My sister goes to the school.
Say: My sister goes to school.

To go to school means to be a student, while to go to the 
school, means to visit the school.

Note: Similarly, to leave school means to stop being a 
student and to leave the school means to go away from the school premises.
 [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]315  Wrong use of the with church.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  On Sunday I go to the church.
Say: On Sunday I go to church.

To go to church means to go and pray; while to go to 
the church means to go and visit the church.

Note: Similarly, distinguish between go to bed and go to the
 bed , go to prison and go to the prison, go to market and go
 to the market, go to hospital and go to the
 hospital, sit at table and sit at the table. [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]316 Wrong use of the with nature.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The nature is beautiful in spring.
Say: Nature is beautiful in spring.

Note: Use the definite article if nature is used in other
 meanings: It is in the nature of a dog to be faithful
 [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]317  Wrong use of the with society.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: A thief is  a danger to  the  society.
Say: A thief is a danger to society.

Note: Use the definite article if society is used (1) in a particular
 sense: The society of the Greeks was based on freedom; (2) in 
the sense of companionship; / enjoy the society of my friends.
 [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]318 Wrong use of the in the phrase in future
(= from now on).[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: You must be careful in the  future.
Say: You  must be careful in future.

Note: In the future means in the time to come:
 Nobody knows what will happen in the future. [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]319 Wrong use of the after whose.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The boy whose the father is ill has left.
Say:  The boy whose father is ill has left.

Don't use the article after the relative determiner
 whose, because it takes the place of the article, [/wptabcontent]
 [wptabcontent]320  Wrong use of the indefinite article before work, etc.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  Gillian has found a work at the bank.
Say: Gillian has found work at the bank.

Don't use the indefinite article before such words
 as work, fun, health, permission. [/wptabcontent]
 
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