Question

State whether true or false:
The definite article "the" is only used with countable nouns.
A)True
B)False

Answer 1

Hint: The article ‘the’ is used to refer to something specific, whose identity is clearly known to the speaker.

Complete answer:

In the given question we have to understand articles. Articles are words that are used before a noun, depending on whether it is definite or indefinite. They are three articles: a, an, and the. The article ‘a’ and ‘an’ are used to talk about someone or something whose identity is not known. In this, the article ‘an’ is used if the noun starts with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), and the article ‘a’ is used if the word starts with a consonant. The article ‘the’ is used when we are talking about someone or something whose identity we clearly know.
The article ‘the’ is used for nouns that are singular and plural, countable, and uncountable. The online condition for its usage is that it must be something specific.
The examples of usage of each type are given below.
Singular: The Sun is shining brightly today.
Plural: The children are running around the park.
Countable: The five packets of chips have been distributed amongst the visitors.
Uncountable: The water in this river is cold.
Hence, the correct answer is option ‘B’, false.

Note: If the noun starts with a vowel but is talking about something in particular, then the article ‘the’ is used instead of ‘an’. E.g. The elephant in that temple is very famous.