clearspark on When should you leave out 'the' in IELTS Writing?

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08 October 2026

For example, 'Education should be free.' Why is there no 'the' before education? Is it because we mean education in general?

It does. Your sentence means children generally. 'The children in this class need more time to play' identifies a particular group.

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