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Why "the" is put front of plural form? That's because "all" is there?

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Rebecca

The definite article "the" is used in front of both singular and plural nouns. The only requirement is that the noun must be specific or particular for "the" to be in front of it. So in this case, "the messages" is used because "messages" is a plural noun which is specific. It doesn't have anything to do with the word "all" being there. Here's more examples of "the" before plural nouns: Ex: The dogs are barking very loudly. Ex: Do you have the papers?

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