Teachers, kindly help me understand when to use the Definite Article (the) and when not to.
For example can I say, "As far as the loyalty of John is concerned, I doubt it"? Yes, you can.
I know it would have been better had I said, "As far as John's loyalty is concerned..,"
Yes, you have to use the definite article (or some other determiner) when you are referring to a specific instance of such abstract concepts.Thank you very much sir!
Now that I have read a lot on the usage of the definite article, one thing remains to be understood. That is, can we use the definite article with abstract nouns like "dark", "relation", "loyalty", "dedication"?
For example can I say, "As far as the loyalty of John is concerned, I doubt it"?
I know it would have been better had I said, "As far as John's loyalty is concerned..".
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