Definite Article

The definite article “the” is the same for all genders in singular and in plural.
Ex: the boy, the girls, the cat the computer.


Without the definite article                      With the definite article
*General words  (indefinite)                          *General words (definite) I like flowers                                                                                I like the flowers in your garden
* Family names in the plural                         *Names of persons on the singular, relatives                                                                                              The Smiths live in chicago
Aunt Mary lives in Los Angeles
*Public buildings, institutions,                       *Public building, institutions
means of transport (indefinite)                        means of transport (definite)
Ex: Mandy doesn’t like school                        The school that Mandy goes
to is old
*Names of countries in the                            *Names of countries in the plural;
singular; summits of                                       mountains, continets towns
mountains; regions                                         The United States Of America
Germany,  Africa.
*Months, days of the week                             Months, days of the week
(indefinite)                                                       (definites)
July and August are the most                          The August of 2001 was
popular months for holidays                            hot and dry

We use the season of  the year (spring, summer, winter, autumn) with or without the definite article
Ex:  In summer or  in the summer.