English Lessons

usage of "THE"

Grammar

Oct 08 2007

sakuralanguage

Lesson

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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hai normi 14 how are u

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i wanna be your friend???

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03:52 PM Oct 25 2007 \| Reply
redwana Egypt	nice lesson the most word i like to use it is ''the best' the red t shirt that i wear is the old one of my sister theres a will, theres a way the best is alwayes best in every thing

03:52 PM Oct 25 2007 | Reply

redwana

Egypt

nice lesson

the most word i like to use it is ''the best'

the red t shirt that i wear is the old one of my sister

theres a will, theres a way

the best is alwayes best in every thing

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