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‘The’ is used before the names of famous buildings.

For example:
u the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, the India Gate, the Victoria Memorial
‘The’ is used before the names of rivers.
For example:

u the Ganga, the Yamuna, the Nile, the Thames
‘The’ is used before the names of seas and oceans.

For example:
u the Arabian Sea, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean
‘The’ is used before the names of newspapers.
For example:

u the Western Times, the Hindustan Times, the Business Standard
‘The’ is used before the names of mountain ranges.
For example:

u the Himalayas, the Andes, the Alps
‘The’ is used before the names of holy books.
For example:

u the Gita, the Quran, the Bible
‘The’ is used before the names of trains.
For example:

u the Shatabdi Express, the Rajdhani Express
‘The’ is used before the names of musical instruments.
For example:

u the banjo, the sitar, the flute
‘The’ is used before the names of a few countries.
For example:

u the U.K., the U.S.A., the U.A.E
‘The’ is used before some words such as first, second, last, only.
For example:

u the first, the second, the last, the only
‘The’ is used before superlatives.
For example:

u the best boy, the strongest man, the most beautiful girl
‘The’ is used before singular nouns used to point out a whole class, race or group.
For example:

u The tiger is a wild animal.

u The police controlled the mob.

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