Matching Pairs Definite and IndefiniteOnline version Find the description for each use by Tabatha Serrano 1 Use 9 2 Use 11 3 Use 16 4 Use 14 5 Use 13 6 Use 15 7 Use 10 8 Use 12 Use THE with superlatives such as "the best", "the biggest", "the most important", etc. We use the definite article “THE” because we are telling the listener which thing we are referring to Use THE when talking about something wich is already known to the listener Do not use articles when generalizing about uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns. A and AN can substitute “per”, when we are talking about quantities. Use THE plus a singular noun when they talk about or make generalizations about certain topics. “THE” for nouns modified by ranking or ordering expressions Use A(AN) when you are talking about thing in general.