Question

1. We can reuse the water after we rinse the rice.

2. We can reuse the water after we rinse rice.

(Do we have to sue 'the' before 'rice'?)

3. We can do the laundry after we gathering many clothes.

4. We can put many clothes in the washing machine.

5. We can use less water when we wash clothes in the washing machine.

6. We can spend less water to clean clothes with a washing machine.
(Do the four sentences have the same meaning? Are they all grammatical? Do we have to use 'the' or 'a' before 'washing machine'?)

Answer 1

#1 is better than #2.

#s 3, 4, and 5 are fine.

#6 is incorrect.