Use of "THE"
·Whit nouns when we are talking about something specific. If nouns is mentioned for a second time or is alredy known.
·We can answer the question "who" or "what"
Exe: I see a car. The car is red. Which car? The red one.
·With nouns which are unique.
Exe: the earth, the sky, the sun, the Parthenon, the Taj mahal.
·Before the names of rivers, seas, oceans, mountaing ranges, desert and groups of island or startes.
Exe: the Nile, the Meditarrean, the Atlantic, the Alps, the Sahara, the Bahamas, the USA.
·Before the names of musical instruments
Exe: the piano, the guitar, the violin.
·Before nationalities and name of families
Exe: the Chinese, the italians, the Simpsoms
·Before the words mornings, afternoon and evening.
Exe. I go to school in the morning.
DO NOT USE º THE º...
·With plural nouns when we talk about them in general.Exe:
Lions are wild animals
·Before proper nouns
Exe:
This is Jane
·Before name of meals and games or sports
Exe:
Tennis is an exciting sport.
·Whit the words this-that-these-those.
Exe: This car, those bicycles.
.With the words school, church, bed, hospital, prision, home when we refer to the purpose of wich they exist.
Exe:
John goes school at 8.30 in the moorning.
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