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Common Mistakes
Common Mistakes
All you need is the love.
All you need is love.
English were very shortsighted to initiate Brexit.
The English were very shortsighted to initiate Brexit.
The drug is a serious problem in today’s society.
Drugs are a serious problem in today’s society.
He had short hair and the eyes were brown.
He had short hair and his eyes were brown.
Correct Form
Correct Form
Make love not war.
The love she felt for him did not waver while he was away during the war in Afghanistan.
Researchers spend a lot of time in the laboratory.
Pollution is a serious environmental issue and the pollution we have here in China is about the worst in the world.
English is spoken all around the world. The English themselves only represent about 10% of native English speaking people.
Guidelines
Guidelines
zero article (Ø) - to refer to something in general (a shortage of water could be the cause of the next world war).
definite article (the) - to refer to something specific (we went for a swim at the sea, the water was very polluted).
the is generally not used with parts of the body (move your left arm).
the is not usually used with languages, but the is used with nationalities
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