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If abstract nouns do not need an article why I can't write monitoring instead of the monitoring

Dr Selina Ward, a coral scientist at the University of Queensland, said THE monitoring of projects such as Hay Point was problematic.

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If  abstract nouns  do not need an article why I can't write monitoring instead of the monitoring

Dr Selina Ward, a coral scientist at the University of Queensland, said THE  monitoring of projects such as Hay Point was problematic.

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I think monitoring in this sentence is a gerund?

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You can. It perhaps doesn't sound quite as good, but it is fine. 
Another option that sounds better is (she) said that monitoring....

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