Some uses of 'THE'.
- If a Noun is followed by 'of, it nearly always has 'the' before it, e.g. The death Qf Babar: The courage of the men: The door of the room.
- 'The' is generally used before a Noun followed by who, which, whom & whose. E.g. The boy who failed: The book which I lost: The man whom I saw.
- 'The' is used with Superlatives; e.g. The cleverest boy: The most beautiful. Also with Comparatives when 'than' is not used; e.g. The better of the two.
- 'The' is used with titles except when the name comes before the title. E .g. The President of Pakistan (But: F.M .Ayub, President of Pakistan), The Queen of England (But: Elizabeth, Queen of England)
- 'The' is used with English newspapers (except 'Dawn'): The Daily Mirror.
- 'The' is used with the names of ships: The Bahadur, the Queen Mary.
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•Rivers (the Ravi); Mountain Ranges (the Himalayas);
•Oceans (the Atlantic);
•Groups of Islands (the West Indies);
•Seas (the Mediterranean);
•Bays (the Bay of Bengal);
•Deserts (the Arabian Desert);
•Straits (the Straits of Gibraltar)
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'The' is used with
the following words & expressions:
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The sun
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On the point of
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The U.S.A
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The first
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With the
result that
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the battle
of
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The Deccan
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The only
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The bazaar
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The former
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The moon
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in the
habit of
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The U.K.
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The last
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The earth
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In the time of
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The
Carnatic
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The other
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The Government
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The latter
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The stars
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The world
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The Punjab
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The whole
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The army
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In the history of
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The public
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In the near future
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The press
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The North
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The radio
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In the best of health
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The same
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The station
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The truth
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The police
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The atom bomb
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The monsoon
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The U .S.S.R.
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The cinema
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'The' is used in
general essays as under:
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The aeroplane is used to carry freight (Aeroplanes are used --------)
The horse is used for many purposes (Horses are used ---------------)
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Omit 'the' with
the following words and expressions:
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Abstract Nouns
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(Honesty)
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Languages
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(Urdu)
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Games
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(Hockey)
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Subjects
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(History)
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Substances
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(Iron)
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Proper Nouns
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(Pakistan)
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Diseases
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(Malaria)
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in olden times, in ancient times, in time of war, in time of trouble, in
northern India, in Indian history, Lahore Station, Peshawar Station, World
War-I , World War-II, Nature is kind to man (mankind).
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Note:
Any word may have 'the' before it, if it is followed by 'of 'e.g.
- The iron of Pakistan:
- The Urdu of Lucknow.
