I thought of trying Facebook or twitter in search of him. But realised that I don't know how he looks. I know so little about him. I mean about his personal details :( so gave up.
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In the first example "the" is used because of generalizing. When you generalize about something (an object, an animal), you use the definite article before it if it is a singular countable noun. Some other examples would be:
The horse is a mammal.
The telephone is a useful invention.
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> In the first example "the" is used because of generalizing. When you generalize about something (an object, an animal), you use the definite article before it if it is a singular countable noun.
> The horse is a mammal.
I don't think it's a generalization. It seems me to be more description.
“I’m on my way home.” (John Steinbeck, East of Eden)
Is on my way an adverbial complement; home modifying on my way?
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In the first example "the" is used because of generalizing. When you generalize about something (an object, an animal), you use the definite article before it if it is a singular countable noun. Some other examples would be:
The horse is a mammal.
The telephone is a useful invention.
...
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