Asked by John

1. I applied cosmetics on my face.
2. I applied the cosmetics on my face.
3. I applied makeup on my face.
4. I applied the make-up on my face.
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Which expressions are correct?

Answers

Answered by Writeacher
All seem to be correct, except that I don't think the hyphen is needed in #4.

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Answered by John
Thank you. By the way. in which case do we use 'the'?
Answered by Writeacher
Most of the time "the" is used to indicate something rather specific. It's idiomatic, though, and not always easy to explain or understand.

Here's a webpage where articles (a, an, the) are discussed:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/determiners/determiners.htm

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