English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
WHERE TO AVOID ARTICLE “THE”
The document didn’t see the light of ~the~ day until yesterday (nonstandard).
The document didn’t see the light of day until yesterday (standard). If something sees the light of day at a particular time, it comes into existence or is made known to the public at that time.
GAB’s “Grammar in Discourse Form” is so thrilling that you can read it from ~the~ beginning to ~the~ end in one sitting (nonstandard).
GAB’s “Grammar in Discourse Form” is so thrilling that you can read it from beginning to end in one sitting (standard).
GAB
