usage of ''next''

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2011-01-01 7:30 pm

Should it be ''I'll visit Lily next Monday'' or ''the next Monday'' or ''on the next Monday''?
when do we add 'the' before 'next'?
thanks

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any explanation of the rules when using 'next'?

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AceOfSpades

2011-01-01 8:20 pm

✔ 最佳答案

I shall visit Lily next Monday. (correct)

"the" = determiner (for something specific)

We don't say "the next Monday" b'coz Next Monday is specific enough.

We use "the" before next when the noun that follows is unspecific, for example:
The next day is Monday ; The next question going to be hard

General rule : The next (unspecific) or Next (specific)

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