Hello Ruslana
| The question has become a bit clearer for me now. Paco, would you mind giving me some more examples of using "use" and "usage" with and without articles? |
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Uncountable "use" without THE.
(EX)
Do you want to [make use of] (=use) this camera?(EX)
I may [have use for](=use) this book later.(EX)
You will find it [of great use] (=very useful).Uncountable "use" with THE.
(EX)
The use of English was banned in Japan during WWII.(EX)
This dormitory is [for the use of] girls. (to be used for)(EX)
My father gave me [the use for] the car. (the right to use)(EX)
He lost [the use of] his right hand. (the ability to use)Countable "use" without THE.
(EX)
This tool has many uses.
(EX)
Show me some uses for this word.(EX)
Which one is right as a use of the word?Countable "use" with THE.
(EX)
This is the only use of the material.(EX)
The UN investigated the uses of nuclear material in Iraq.(EX)
The uses of computers in education are many and varied.Uncountable "usage" without THE
(EX)
This machine has had rough usage.
(EX)
This word is not in common usage in English.Uncountable "usage" with THE
(EX)
The usage of weapons for political purposes should be banned.
(EX)
They investigated the usage of English in Japan.Countable "usage" without THE
(EX)
There are many usages for this word.(EX)
This was a common usage of the phrase in those days.Countable "usage" with THE.
(EX)
Tell me all the usages of the word.(EX)
The usage is rather rare in modern English.| And there is one more question I still don't know the answer to. The question is whether I used correctly the underlined articles in my post above. Could anybody tell it to me, please? Paco, what do you think? |
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I think you used THE correctly
paco