WRONG! Sustainability is important for the future. REASON: "Sustainability" is an abstract concept but, "future" is specific.
She's very interested in the nature.
WRONG! She's very interested in nature. REASON: "Nature" is an uncountable noun used in a general sense, so no article is needed.
You shouldn't go out without coat.
WRONG! You shouldn't go out without a coat. REASON: "Coat" is a singular countable noun and requires an indefinite article ("a") to refer to any coat.
It's not always easy to fit in with the society.
WRONG! It's not always easy to fit in with society. REASON: "Society" is an uncountable noun used in a general sense, so no article is needed.
We saw an elephant in forest.
WRONG! We saw an elephant in the forest. REASON: "Forest" is specific (the one where the elephant was seen), so it needs "the."
Give it to cat.
WRONG! Give it to the cat. REASON: "Cat" is a singular countable noun and requires a definite article ("the") to specify which cat.
They're walking in the Himalayas.
CORRECT: Mountain ranges require the definite article. As do oceans, seas, gulfs, rivers, deserts, groups of islands, peninsulas, valleys, forests, regions...
I have some of my best ideas when I'm on the bus.
CORRECT! REASON: 'the bus' does not mean 'one bus that you know about'; we use the to suggest that taking a bus is a common experience that we all share.
Annie is engineer.
WRONG! Annie is an engineer. REASON: "Engineer" is a singular countable noun and requires an indefinite article ("an") because it starts with a vowel sound.
The pollution is a major problem in the cities.
WRONG! Pollution is a major problem in cities. REASON: "Pollution" and "cities" are general concepts and do not require "the."
They appointed him Head Librarian.
CORRECT! REASON: Titles used after verbs like "appointed" do not require an article.
The life is complicated.
WRONG! Life is complicated. REASON: "Life" is an uncountable noun used in a general sense, so no article is needed.
Granny's lost the her keys again.
WRONG! Granny's lost her keys again. REASON: Possessive pronouns (e.g., "her") replace articles, so "the" is unnecessary.
Sun provides light and heat to Earth.
WRONG! The sun provides light and heat to the Earth. REASON: "Sun" and "Earth" are unique nouns and require "the."
He's a wrong man for me.
WRONG! He's the wrong man for me. REASON: "Wrong man" is specific (referring to a particular person), so it requires the definite article ("the").
She studied at Oxford University.
CORRECT! Proper nouns like university names typically do not require an article.
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