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� with names of languages.
She can speak French.
O
� with names of meals.
They ate dinner at a famous restaurant.
O
� with names of people.
My sister’s name is Roma.
O
� with uncountable nouns.
Milk is good for health.
O
� with names of individual mountains, lakes and islands.
Mount Everest, Dal Lake, Antigua.
O
Repetition of The

When a sentence contains more than one noun, the use of article the is repeated to indicate
that both the nouns refer to two different people or things. For example:

The singer and the lyricist were performing on stage.
O
Here, the repetition of the indicates that singer and lyricist are two different people.

Rememberemember
R
If two nouns share a common the, it means both nouns refer to a single person. For Example:
The singer and lyricist was performing on stage. (Here, the singer and lyricist is one person.)

Indefinite Articles

A and an are indefinite articles. They are used before singular nouns. A is used when a
word begins with a consonant sound. An is used when a word begins with a vowel sound.
For example:

A new shop has opened in the neighbourhood.
O
An antelope was caught in the fence.
O
Indefinite articles are used:

� to mean one, referring to a single object or person, or a single unit of measurement.
This is a student. Determiners

� with names of jobs.
He is a doctor.

� with nationalities and religions given in singular.
She is an Indian.

� with names of days of the week when not referring to any particular day.
She always calls me on a Sunday.
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