I wrote:
For example, in most shopping websites (the) price and shipping details fields are in a product's information and can be used to identify a product item.
Do I need "the" before price? why? I think as each product has one price then I must use "the". Right?
Answer
When referring to a property that is always present as property that is always present (i.e. generically), no article is required but neither is it wrong to use one:
When filling out a bill of lading, be sure to provide dimensions and weight.
When selecting your curtains, remember to specify color and thread-count.
When ordering paint, you can choose not only color but finish.
Auto-tune can modulate not only pitch but timbre.
You can order pizza with this app. There's a multi-select checklist for toppings and a radio-button group for size.
But when referring to the property not in generic terms but in specific terms, we use the article:
I do not like the color of the paint we chose, now that I see it against the carpet.
The weight I provided when filling out the bill of lading was incorrect.
I really like the timbre of her voice.
We should have ordered the large size. This pizza won't be enough for all of us.
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