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Where is "the" necessary? Why or why not?
The ship sailed out of the harbor and headed____north.
If you look into____north on a clear night, you will see the North Star.
The ship sailed out of the harbor and headed north. If you look into the north on a clear night, you will see the North Star.
Rules:
-Do not use an article if a compass direction immediately follows an action verb like go, travel, turn, look, sail, fly, walk, or move.
-Use the for compass directions if they follow prepositions like to, in, on, at or from.