ENGL 003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Possessive Determiner
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Articles: omission of the, the definite article is not used : 1- before names of places except as shown above , or before names of people . 2- before abstract nouns except when they are used in particular sense : The death of the prime minister left his party without a leader . 3- after a noun in the possessive case , or a possessive adjective : The boy"s uncle = the uncle of the boy . It is my ( blue ) book = the ( blue ) book is mine . 4- before names of meals ( but see 3c ) : The scots have porridge for breakfast but, the wedding breakfast was help in her father"s house . 6- before parts of the body and articles of clothing , as these normally prefer a possessive adjective :
