interested in that mysterious being - the. (Bennett) is man's helpmate.noun used in a generic sense should not be confused with a noun used in a general sense.noun used in a general sense denotes an object regarded as an individual representative of a class.detective story helps to while away the time.
(Every or any detective story is meant here.) noun in a generic sense denotes the whole class.Doyle is a master of the detective story. (The detective story is regarded here as a certain genre.) Notes on the use of the Definite Article. definite article is used:
(1) with nouns modified by adjectives in the superlative degree.
Miss Tox had the softest voice that ever was heard. (Dickens)
(2) with nouns in word-groups the first component of which is some, many, none, most and the second a noun with the preposition of.
Most of the gentlemen looked both angry and uncomfortable. (Voynich)
(3) with nouns modified by the pronoun same and the adjectives wrong (не той), right (той), very (саме той, той самий).
Те all invitations he replied with the same courteous and positive refusal. (Voynich) do wish we had not opened the door of the wrong room. (Jerome)
«Ah! Mr. Burton! » exclaimed the Director, «the very person I wanted.» (Voynich)
«... саме той (якраз той) людина, яка мені потрібен». Signora Grassini hated Gemma for the very expression of her face.
Синьйора Грассіні ненавиділа Джемму за саме вираз її обличчя.
(4) with substantivized adjectives and participles
Only the simple and the humble were abroad at that early hour. (Bennett) conveyed some of his love of the beautiful to Cowperwood. (Dreiser) listeners noted something beyond the usual in his voice. (Galsworthy).- With countable abstract nouns the use of the articles is the same as with class nouns.is a capital idea if only one could carry it out. (Voynich) use of articles with class nouns modified by attributes.definite article is used when a noun is modified by an attribute which shows that a particular object is meant, i. e. by an attribute which might be called a particularizing attribute [20, c. 67] A particularizing attribute is used to single out an object from all the objects of the class, to point out one particular object or group of objects. The use of a particularizing attribute implies the idea of ??«той, який»; «Саме той, цей». Particularizing attribute can be expressed by an of-phrase or an attributive clause. It is always used in post-position.knocked at the door of a very neat house. (Marryat) letters that I have here have come to me quite by accident. (Dreiser) particularizing attribute should not be confused with a descriptive attribute.descriptive attribute is used to describe an object or to give some additional information about it.a fortnight I got a long letter, which I considered odd. (E. Bronte) post on her left was occupied by Mr. Erskine of Treadley, an old gentleman of considerable charm and culture. (Wilde) use of a descriptive attribute does not affect the use of the article. The same articles would be used if there were no attribute whatever.day in January he called at the seminary to return a book which he had borrowed. ...
