The definite article the: Used to refer specifically to a person or thing, equivalent to the indicative pronoun this, that, these, those, meaning "this(s), that(s), these, those".
I. Common usage of definite articles
1. The used before the name of the Western instrument
For example: play the piano
Play the violin
He's learning to play the piano. He was learning to play the piano.
He practices playing the flute every day. He practiced playing the flute every day.
Note: Chinese instrument nouns are not used in conjunction with the article: er-hu (erhu), regardless of playing instruments, etc.
2. Use it in front of something unique in the world
For example: the sun the sun the earth earth the moon moon
The earth revolves around the sun. The Earth revolves around the Sun
The moon is so beautiful. The moon is so beautiful
3. The+adj (adjective) indicates a class of people
For example: the poor poor the young young the old old man
The young man is very energetic. Young people are very energetic
4. Representation refers specifically to people or things known to both parties to the speech or to whom the above is mentioned
Where is the English book. Where are the English books
My sister has a car, she loves the car very much.
My sister has a car and she loves it very much
5. Before direction, direction, time, place, etc
in the east of... East in the 2019s in the 2019s
On the left at the school gate at the school entrance
6. The plural form used for surnames before, denoting a family or couple
The Smiths are having a picnic this week. The Smiths are going to a picnic this week
The Jack are going to the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Jack are going to the wedding
7. The is used before proper nouns such as rivers, oceans, mountains, etc
The Huanghe River the Pentagon
The Great Wall the Oriental Pearl Tower
8. Use it before ordinal words or adjectives or adverbs at the highest level
Xiao Ming is the second place in his class. Bob was second in the class
The Yangtze River is the first long river in China. The Yangtze River is the longest river in China
Note: Here the article 8 points are very difficult to remember, and the oral tips have been specially compiled
Define the word for the article
The the is used in certain fixing collocations
By the way by at the same time at the same time
in the end final at the moment at this moment;
all the time 一直 in the middle of… 在…… 中间
at the beginning/end of in... Start/End
at the same time同时 all the time总是
in the sky in the end finally
on the Internet on the same as... and...... The same
to tell you the truth 说实话
3. Exercise links
Jack often plays _____ piano and he wants to be a pianist when he grows up．
A. a B. an C. / D. the
Have you read a book called The Merchant of Venice？
---Yes. _______ book is very interesting.
A. An B. A
C. The D. /
3.Do you know _____ girl with long curly hair？
---Yes，she is Mary．She plays ______ piano very well．（ ）
A. a；/ B. the；/
C. the； the D. a； the
The three questions are best tested by yourself to see if they can all be correct, the answer here is D C C, if you have a crown for the crown
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