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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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