@ificouldreturnit,
ificouldreturnit wrote:
Can ... two of you help me with these heavy cases?
a) the b) --- I would choose the answer a) the . I think that the definite article can be used even before cardinal numbers when the noun in a sentence is certain. what do you think?
Both a) and b) are possible. Use of articles is very context-dependent. If there are only two people there, the "two" is definite, so use "the." If there is a larger group of people and you just want two of them to help, use b).
a) Can the two of you... (speaking to the only two people there)
b) Can two of you... (speaking to a larger group)