The use of articles with the names of months and days, Seasons, meals, languages, nouns: day, night, evening, morning, etc.

 

    When modified by When modified  
The Nouns As a rule, usually a particularizing by a descriptive In Set
  NO ARTICLE attribute, situation: THE attribute: A Expressions
1. The names May is a spring We'll always A cold May is  
of months month. remember a usual thing in  
and days I met her on the May of 1945. St.-Petersburg.  
May, Monday. She came on    
Monday   the Friday when David was born.    
2. The names I like winter. It happened in It was  
of seasons It was summer the spring of 1930. a beautiful  
summer, when we first   spring.  
winter came here.   But: no article early/late spring winter  
3. Nouns: Day is meant for He'II never forget I spent - by day/night;
day, night, work, night for the day when he a sleepless - at night, at dawn/
morning, sleep. met her. night. daybreak/
evening, It was evening. The night was But: sunrise/sunset/
afternoon   warm and beautiful. no article noon/night;
      early/late morning afternoon - from morning till night; - in the morning (evening.aftemoon)
4. The names She knows The English of   What is the English
of French well. America differs   for...
lanauaaes   from the English    
French,   of Great Britain.    
German,   the English    
English   language    
5. The names Did you have The dinner we had After a heavy to have breakfast
of meals dinner? today was very breakfast we (lunch, dinner,
lunch, Lunch is ready. good. started for... tea, coffee)
dinner,   The lunch was    
tea   a success.    

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