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The is used before the names of newspapers.
the New York Times, the Hindustan Times, the Business Standard
O
The is used before the names of mountain ranges.
the Himalayas, the Andes, the Alps
O
The is used before the names of holy books.
the Gita, the Quran, the Bible
O
The is used before the names of trains.
the Shatabdi Express, the Rajdhani Express, the Taj Express
O
The is used before the names of musical instruments.
the banjo, the sitar, the flute, the guitar
O
The is used before the names of a few countries.
the UK, the USA, the UAE, the Gambia
O
The is used before some words such as first, second, last, only.
the first, the second, the last, the only
O
The is used before superlatives.
the best boy, the strongest man, the most beautiful girl
O
The is used before singular nouns used to point a whole class, race or group.
The tiger is a wild animal.
O
The police controlled the mob.
O
Practice Time 1
A. Fill in the blanks with a or an. 2. ______________ mango
______________ owl
1.
Articles 3. ______________ igloo 4. ______________ aeroplane
6. ______________ eagle
5.
______________ man
7.
8. ______________ doctor
9. ______________ university 10. ______________ army
______________ hour
11. ______________ ostrich 12. ______________ fox
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