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specific meaning

• the English the French the Chinese

  (BUT: ITALIANS, GERMANS)

• Please pass me the salt.

  He parked the car in the garage.

  She borrowed the book you recommended.

• play the piano play the dombra play the flute

• the Sun the World the Moon

the second mentioning

• • I saw a dog in the park. The dog was playing with a ball.

  • She bought a new dress. The dress is red

  • We watched a movie last night.

  The movie was very exciting.

• Please pass me the salt.

  He parked the car in the garage.

  She borrowed the book you recommended.

• the English the French the Chinese

  (BUT: ITALIANS, GERMANS)

• the Sun the World the Moon

with the musical instruments

• Please pass me the salt.

  He parked the car in the garage.

  She borrowed the book you recommended.

  the second mentioning

• play the piano play the dombra play the flute

• the Sun the World the moon

• the English the French the Chinese

  (BUT: ITALIANS, GERMANS)

with the families

• play the piano play the dombra play the flute

• Please pass me the salt.

  He parked the car in the garage.

  She borrowed the book you recommended.

• the Smiths the Browns the Lees

• the Sun the World the Moon

with nouns that are only one

• play the piano play the dombra play the flute

• • I saw a dog in the park. The dog was playing with a ball.

  • She bought a new dress. The dress is red

  • We watched a movie last night.

  The movie was very exciting.

• Please pass me the salt.

  He parked the car in the garage.

  She borrowed the book you recommended.

• the Sun the World the Moon

with nouns that are only one

• • I saw a dog in the park. The dog was playing with a ball.

  • She bought a new dress. The dress is red

  • We watched a movie last night.

  The movie was very exciting.

• the Smiths the Browns the Lees

• the Sun the World the Moon

• play the piano play the dombra play the flute

with adjectives to refer to groups of people in general

• the Maldives the Caribbean the Micronesia

• the north the Arctic the Equator

• the elderly the middle-aged the old the young the blind the dead the deaf the disabled the living the sick the homeless the hungry the poor the rich the strong the unemployed the weak

• the Nile River the Pacific Ocean the Mediterranean Sea

with countries whose names include the words states, kingdom, or republic

• the United States the Czech Republic the United Arab Emirates

• the elderly the middle-aged the old the young the blind the dead the deaf the disabled the living the sick the homeless the hungry the poor the rich the strong the unemployed the weak

• the Maldives the Caribbean the Micronesia

• the north the Arctic the Equator

with points of the globe

• the north the Arctic the Equator

• the Nile River the Pacific Ocean the Mediterranean Sea

• the United States the Czech Republic the United Arab Emirates

• the Alps the Himalayas the Andes

with mountains

• the United States the Czech Republic the United Arab Emirates

• the north the Arctic the Equator

• the Nile River the Pacific Ocean the Mediterranean Sea

• the Alps the Himalayas the Andes