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has the same form for all genders and both numbers
2. before uncountable nouns (materials): paper, hair, coffee, glass (*except a hair, a glass, a
paper...)
3. before abstract nouns (*except when these are used in a particular sense: the death of): life,
death, love
4. before names of places (*except as shown above)
5. before names of people (*except the + pl. surname: the Smiths; the +sg. name to distinguish
one person from another of the same name: the Charles I told you about; I want the Mr. Smith
who works in the sales department.)
6.
before titles + noun (*except when using the title alone: the captain was): Captain James
was talking to Dr. Jones
7. before institutions when they are used for their primary purposes:
go to school/university/church/market/hospital/prison (*BUT: He is at the office = at work; to
the theatre, to the cinema!)
8. before means of transport: by car/boat/plane...
9. before diseases: mumps, measles,
10. before the names of meals breakfast, lunch, dinner (*except a dinner given to welcome; the
wedding breakfast): I have eggs for lunch.
11. before times of the day: at noon, at midnight (*BUT: in the
morning/afternoon/evening!!!)
12. before names of days, months, seasons, holidays and the word nature: on Monday, in
October, at Easter, in summer/winter
If you interfere with nature youll suffer for it!
13. before cardinal points (*see exceptions above!): Yucatan is in North America. Im going
South. (BUT: to the South!)
14. in paralel phrases: hand in hand, day by day, from beginning till end, from east to west, from
dawn to dusk, from morning till night
15. in familiar talk: Friend of mine told me
16. in theatre directions
17. in newspapers (headlines)