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

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

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brightfern

Right. A singular countable noun normally needs a determiner: 'a teacher'. You could also say 'Teachers need patience' with no article.
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