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Read the following words.

a university
  a European  a uniform

An is used before some nouns which begin with a consonant but have a vowel

sound.

Read the following words.

an honourable man an honest girl an hour ago
  

In the words honourable, honest and hour, h is silent and the words, therefore, begin
with a vowel sound.

Defi nite Article

The is a defi nite ar� cle and it is used to show a par� cular person or thing.

The is used before the names of rivers.

the Ganges the Nile
 
the Brahmaputra the Yamuna
 

The is used before the names of oceans and seas.

the Indian Ocean the Black Sea
 
the Arabian Sea the Red Sea
 
The is used before the names of mountain ranges and deserts.

the Himalayas the Nilgiris
 
the Alps the Thar
 
The is used before the names of holy books and newspapers.

the Gita the Quran
 
the Hindustan Times the Indian Express
 
The is used before the names of historical monuments and important buildings.

the Red Fort the White House
  Articles
the Gateway of India
  the Parliament House

The is used before the superla� ve degree of adjec� ves.

the best the greatest
 
the deepest the longest
 
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