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The definite article with abstract uncountable nouns

Learning English Grammar

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I Can't Express the Happiness That I Feel When My Son Was Born, Ok?

The definite article is used with abstract, uncountable nouns when we are talking about a specific example of that noun. When we're talking about that noun in general, we don't use any article. I think it's time for a little quiz. Listen to each sentence and decide if the use of the article is correct or not. Well done if youve got all those.

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