Element FORM/USE: 'THE' + ADJECTIVES, SPECIFYING
SuperCat DETERMINERS
SubCat articles
Lexical Range N/A
Level A2
Cando Can use 'the' + adjectives in a noun phrase, to specify.
Corrected Learner Example My house is opposite the new café. (Spain; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2009; Spanish - European; Pass)

For the first class you need to bring color pens and papers. (Brazil; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2006; Portuguese; Pass)

I think it's on the red sofa. (Sri Lanka; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2005; Singhalese; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example
Comments There are a lot of incorrect examples at A2 with 'the next', as in 'I’ll see you the next Monday.'

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