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THE


The definite article “the” designates a specific person, place or event as shown below :
 
          Specific things   - The book I bought is interesting.
  - Pass me the sugar please.
          Hotels, Monuments, Buildings,
          Museums, Cinemas, Theatres		   - The Ritz – The Tower of London – The Empire State Building
  - The Louvre – The Odeon Cinema – The Royal Theatre
          Mountain Ranges, Rivers,
          Seas, Oceans		   - The Alps – The Mississippi – The Black Sea –
  - The Pacific Ocean
          Groups of States or Islands   - The United States of America
  - The Bahamas

 


No article is used in the following cases :
          Generalisations    - Sugar is sweet.
   - Caviar is expensive.
          Streets, Squares, etc.    - Oxford Street
   - Time Square
          Names of mountains and lakes    - Mount Everest
   - Lake Ontario
          Countries (except groups as above)    - England
   - France
          Continents    - Europe
   - Asia

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