query: In the sentence "I have the hiccups", could the "the" article be omitted?
positive_passages.docid: 26012
positive_passages.text: a cold vs flu / the flu
negative_passages.docid: 143341
negative_passages.text: Usage of "a" and "the" in titles
negative_passages.docid: 80986
negative_passages.text: Commas that are sentence flow-stoppers ... Can I leave them out?
negative_passages.docid: 96623
negative_passages.text: When articles are placed after adjectives?
negative_passages.docid: 35628
negative_passages.text: What article should be used in such sentences?
negative_passages.docid: 116968
negative_passages.text: Using indefinite articles before adjectives: "Let's have a good breakfast"
negative_passages.docid: 47245
negative_passages.text: Use of Indefinite Articles(a,an)
negative_passages.docid: 43944
negative_passages.text: Necessary and unnecessary articles for proper nouns
negative_passages.docid: 68602
negative_passages.text: A case of optional “that”: “check the” vs. “check that the”
negative_passages.docid: 121568
negative_passages.text: Using an ellipsis to show omission, when we skip complete sentences. 3 or 4 dots?
negative_passages.docid: 21943
negative_passages.text: How do I know when to use "the" versus "a" versus "∅" as an article on a noun?
negative_passages.docid: 123689
negative_passages.text: The articles "a" and "the" in generic statements
negative_passages.docid: 50913
negative_passages.text: Can you use "same" without "the"?
negative_passages.docid: 50007
negative_passages.text: Punctuating a Sentence Containing a Question
negative_passages.docid: 93483
negative_passages.text: Why there is "the" before some names but not others
negative_passages.docid: 62685
negative_passages.text: Is it necessary to use "the" multiple times?
negative_passages.docid: 61581
negative_passages.text: "The X and (the) Y": When should I repeat the definite article?