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1. The is used to denote unique the sky, the earth, the sun, the moon,
things. etc.
2. The is used to denote particular the boy, you met yesterday is my friend.
D person or thing.
E 3. The is used to denote persons or I met a boy. The boy is intelligent.
things mentioned again.
F 4. The is used to denote persons We sat in the garden. (of our house)
I or things understood from the
context.
N 5. The is used with singular nouns to The rose is beautiful. (all roses)
I denote the whole class.
6. The is used to denote name of the the Nile, the Pacific Ocean, etc.
T rivers or seas.
E 7. The is used to denote proper noun Balakrishna Sama is the Shakespeare
used as common noun. of Neapl.
8. The is used to denote superlative the best, the tallest, etc.
A adjectives.
9. The is used to denote adjectives the rich, the needy, the poor, etc.
R
used as nouns
T 10. The is used to denote double the more they speak, the less they do,
comparatives. etc.
I
11. The is used to denote directions the east, the west, the north, the south.
C 12. The is used to denote Newspapers. The Kathmandu Express, The Himalayan
L Times, etc.
13. The is used to denote the names of the United States, The United
E some countries. Kingdom, etc.
14. The is used to denote historical the Taj Mahal, the Krishna Mandir,
buildings. etc.
T 15. The is used to denote historical The Renaissance, The Industrial
H events. Revolution, etc.
16. The is used to denote well known the Bible, the Quran, the Vedas, etc.
E books.
17. The is used to denote trains, ships the Victoria, the Tamilnadu Express
and aeroplanes. the Titanic, etc.
18. The is used to denote nationalities, the Nepalese, the Muslims, the
sects and communities. Gorkhas, etc.
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