The definite article the signals to the reader that the Use a definite article if you intend a singular nounto refer to an entire class of items. Using a definite article with a singularnoun in this way is particularly common with species of animals, inventions, ormusical instruments. --"Take It or Leave It," Valley Comic News (modified) See Usage Rules for Articles for further informationabout how definite articles are used in sentences. Copyright ©2001 The McGraw-Hill Companies. Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of The Greenhouse Effect is a theory in environmentalscience which warns of the warming of theglobe due to an increase in carbon dioxide in theatmosphere. [Only one Greenhouse Effect, one globe, and oneatmosphere are assumed to exist; the context of the globe serves tomake the warming unique.]The farm alligator is more dangerous than thewild alligator because the farm alligator does notfear humans.
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