Use Definite Article The
8 likes6,287 views
The document discusses the use of articles in English grammar. It defines articles as a subclass of determiners that specify nouns. There are three articles in English: a/an and the. The is the definite article as it refers to specific nouns, while a/an are indefinite articles that do not refer to particular nouns. The rest of the document provides examples of when to use the definite article "the" with unique things, places, events, directions, and other nouns to indicate specificity or familiarity.
Use Definite Article The
- 1. Active English Diploma Engineering Sem I English (3300002) GRAMMAR Prepared by I M KHAN (Asst. Prof. in English) 1
- 2. What is Article? Article can be taken as one of the ‘Determiners’ or a subclass of the Determiners which determines noun. They are also known as Demonstrative Adjectives. It is often taken to be a separate part of speech also. 2
- 3. Kinds of Articles In English language, there are total three articles. (A, An and The). These three articles are divided into two types. 1. Definite: The (is used to refer any particular person, place or thing.) 2. Indefinite: A & An (does not refer particular noun) 3
- 4. Definite article ‘The’ • Out of the three articles (a, an and the), we have only one definite article that is ‘The’ • It is called definite article because, it shows definiteness. • There are definite rules and situations to use this definite article. We need to understand these rules to minimize our errors while speaking or writing English. 4
- 5. Unique things 5 Ex. The moon The sun The stars The earth The universe
- 6. Particular persons or things Ex. The man whom you met yesterday is my uncle. The lady you saw at the theatre is my wife. The bungalow you like is already sold. The girl in a read sari is my sister. 6
- 7. Names of rivers Ex. The Ganga The Yamuna The Kaveri The Nile The Thames 7
- 8. Holy books Ex. The Quran The Bible The Vedas The Geeta 8
- 9. Epics Ex. The Ramayana The Mahabharata The Illiad The Odyssey But when the authors of these books are mentioned, they do not take article The Ex. Homer’s Odyssey 9
- 10. Seas Ex. The Arabian Sea The Caspian Sea The Dead Sea 10
- 11. Oceans Ex. The Indian Ocean The Atlantic Ocean The Pacific Ocean 11
- 12. Mountain ranges Ex. The Himalayas The Alps The Andes The Arvallies NOTE: No articles is ever used with mountain peaks like Mt Abu, Mt Avrest etc…) 12
- 13. Deserts Ex. The Sahara desert The Kachch Ran The Arabian Desert The Black Rock Desert 13
- 14. Island Ex. The Andaman Nicobar Butcher Island (Mumbai) Cross Island Elephanta Island Barren Island Sentinel Islands The West Indies 14
- 15. News Paper Ex. The Times of India The Sandesh The Gujarat Samachar The Indian Express The Divyabhaskar 15
- 16. Famous Buildings Ex. The LIC building The Effiel Tower The Qutub Minar The Red Fort 16
- 17. Wonders of the world 17 Ex. The Taj Mahal The Pyramids The Great Wall of China
- 18. Banks Ex. The Bank of India The State Bank of India The Bank of Baroda The Union Bank The ICICI Bank The HDFC Bank 18
- 19. Musical Instrument The flute The tabla The sitar The piano The guitar The drum The violin 19
- 20. Directions Ex. The north The east The south The west 20
- 21. Trains, Ships & Aero planes Ex. The Titanic The Vikrant The Viraj The Kashmir Mail The Indian Airlines The Victoria 21
- 22. Famous historical events Ex. The Republic Day The Renaissance The Independence Day The Reformation The Industrial Revolution 22
- 23. Nationalities, sects & communities Ex. The French The Indians The Sikhs The British The Hindus The Muslims 23
- 24. Person or things mentioned for the second time Ex. I met a girl. The girl was very beautiful. (the girl whom I met) She saw a doctor. The doctor was very clever. (the doctor whom she saw) 24
- 25. Singular noun repressing the whole class Ex. The dog is a faithful animal. (all dogs or any dog) The rose is a beautiful flower. (all roses or any rose) The horse runs fast. (all horses or any horse) 25
- 26. Adjectives used as nouns Ex. The rich (people) and the poor (people) are the different sections in society. The old (persons) disagree with the young (persons) 26
- 27. Double Comparatives Ex. The more I read, the more I understand. The faster you run, the sooner you reach. The more you earn, the more you spend. 27
- 28. Common nouns used as abstract nouns Ex. The poet in me raised the voice against injustice. The mother in her took pity on the child. The Indian in me did not let me do that. 28
- 29. Before the ordinal numbers Ex. The first The second The third The last The next 29
- 30. Force of superlative degree Ex. He is the maker of India. This is the place I met her. This is the book I was looking for. 30
- 31. When abstract noun is particularized Ex. The honesty he showed was praiseworthy. The love a soldier has for his Nation is unparalleled. 31