Plural and uncountable nouns with and without the

Определенный артикль the обычно не используется перед существительным, когда имеем в виду что-то в целом, вообще:

— Scientists are so clever I’m afraid to speak to them.

— I don’t like cats.

— I like handball and chess.

— Life means everything to me.

— My favourite subject at school is literature.

Запомните: most people, most things.

— Most people like to watch TV.

The потребляется, когда мы имеем в виду что-то конкретное:

— We went into the garden. The flowers were wonderful.

— Children like playing.

— Tom took the children to the Zoo.

— I like all cars.

— The cars we saw were the latest model.

Разница между чем-то в обобщающем значении и чем-то конкретным не всегда четко ясна.

Например:

— Does he like tea?

— Does he like strong tea?

— Does he like the tea?


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Plural and uncountable nouns with and without the