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Usage of The

1. When we talk about a particular The thief is in jail.
person or thing The pen which she bought is black.

2. When a singular noun is for a The cow is a domestic animal.

whole class The dog is a faithful animal.

3. Before some proper names The Ganges, The Mahabharta,

The Bible, The Himalayas

4. Before some unique things The earth, The ocean, The moon

5. Before musical instruments The guitar, The drum

6. With prepositional phrase The boy with long hair.

7. With superlatives The darkest cloud, The best bread

8. With ordinals The first chapter, The tenth girl

9. Before certain adjectives The running train, The falling
structure

Practice Time

A. Tick () the correct options.

1. a ice cream / an ice cream Articles (a, an, the)

2. a ox / an ox

3. a ship / an ship

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