The definite article 2[موضوع قيم]

The definite article "the" isn't used

-when we talk about things in general
حين نتحدث عن اشياء عامه
I like music
The isn't used with meals
لا تستخدم مع الوجبات
breakfast, lunch, supper ,dinner

It isn't used with sports
لا تستخدم مع الالعاب الرياضيه

football, tennis ,basketball, boxing

It isn't used with school subjects
لا تستخدم مع المواد الدراسيه

English, French,social studies ,science

It isn't used with some countries, continents and mountains
لا تستخدم مع بعض اسماء الدول والقارات وبعض قمم الجبال

France, England, Egypt


Europe ,Mount Everest



It isn't used with television

We watch television in the evening

It isn't used with countable nouns when we talk about general
لا تستخدم مع الاسماء المعدوده التى تعبر عن افكار عامه

People: Women live more than men.

Food . Vegetables are good for health

Plants: Trees can't be used as a fence

Jobs : Doctores work day and night

It isn't used with languages and abstract nouns
لا تستخدم مع اسماء اللغات والاسماء المعنويه

Germany ,Frensh ,Turkish

Freedom , Beauty ,Love ,Happiness


EXERCISE

Choose the correct answer:

a- ( A-An-The-...) book on that shelf is (a-an-...-the)interesting one

b- ( A-An-...-The ) wood is ( a-an-the-...) poor conductor of heat

c- He went to ( a- an -....-the )Sudan to attend (a-an-the-..)meeting there

d-(A-An-The-...) police arrested ( a-an-the-..)murder of that crime

e-( A-An-The-...) sun is in (a-an-...-the)sky