USING THE.

🔰 Are there any special times I should use the?

❌ In USA this situation is totally different  

✅ In the USA this situation is totally different  

❌ The table shows number of people working in Britain in 1976.  

✅ The table shows the number or people working in Britain in 1976. 

❌  Your hairstyle is not same as mine. 

✅  Your hairstyle is not the same as mine. 

📝 We use the

✅ with countries or places where the name refers to a group of islands or states: the United States, the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates, the UK

✅ with superlatives: the best, the longest, the highest

✅ with cardinal numbers: the first, the second, the third

✅ when there is only one in the world: the environment, the internet, the sun

✅ to refer to the only one in this particular area: the government, the police, the river

✅ in the phrase: the same as

📝 We don't use the

❌ with a single country or place: America, England, China

❌ to talk about something in general. We use the plural if we are talking about something in general; we use the to identify one specific example. 

🔘 Compare:

🔅People with reading difficulties often have problems with numbers.

🔅The number eight is considered lucky in some countries.