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抽象名詞前面要唔要加 the？
✗ 你會咁寫
I am writing to express my views on importance of sports, because the communication in the real life is not crucial to them.
✓ 應該係
I am writing to express my views on the importance of sports, because communication in real life is not crucial to them.
「importance」喺呢度被特指為運動嘅重要性，所以要加定冠詞「the」。相反「communication」同「real life」係抽象、泛指嘅概念，唔需要加「the」，動詞亦要用單數。
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點解你會咁寫
中文冇冠詞，所以 the 淨係得靠規則同語感。一個快速判斷法：你講緊「某一個特定嘅嗰樣嘢」就用 the；你講緊「呢樣嘢本身、一般而言」就唔用。the importance of sports —— 邊樣嘢嘅重要性？運動嘅。特定，所以有 the。
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再睇多兩個例子
✗ They support the holistic development in general.
✓ They support holistic development in general.
✗ He is preparing for HKDSE examination.
✓ He is preparing for the HKDSE examination.
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