"That is the man the police was seeking.". In the sentence,what is the status of the two the's?
Answers
The word 'the' is called the definite article.
We use it in writings and conversation before a noun.
The purpose of its use is to specify that Noun.
In the question, the word 'the' is before the word man & the word police.
Both are nouns.
And the status of the word 'the' before both of these noun is to lay stress and specify both.
'The man' is some specific person.
And 'the police', the team searching for him.
Answer:
“The” is a definite article used to specify a noun.
Explanation:
‘The’ is a definite article generally used to specify a noun. It is used in writing as well as speaking. The above given sentence has got two ‘the’ in it. Both are placed before nouns. One comes before ‘man’, and the other comes before ‘police’.
The importance of ‘the’ being placed before nouns is to stress and specify nouns. Here, “The man” is a most wanted specific person and ‘the police” refers to the team searching for the “the man’.