Page 96 - Grammar Class 07

G with the words such as first, last, only, next, some, following, previous, etc.
Read the following examples:
the next incident, the only table, the first boy, etc.

‘ The is not used with words such as last week/month/year/night or next week/ ’
month/ year.

G with the names of

holy books : the Geeta, the Quran, the Bible
newspapers : the Times of India, the Assam Tribune

rivers : the Brahmaputra, the Ganga
seas and oceans : the Indian Ocean, the Altantic Ocean

mountain ranges : the Himalayas, the Andes

Omission of The
The is not used with languages and relations.

Read the following examples:

1. Father gave me a gift on my birthday.
2. French is difficult to learn.

But, when the nouns are used as particular ones, the is used.

Read the following examples:
1. The dinner we had at the restaurant was very good.

2. Would you pass the salt ? (the salt on the table)

The is not used with proper nouns, abstract nouns and material nouns.

Read the following examples:
1. Washington DC is the capital of USA.

2. Carrots are rich in Vitamin A.

Repetition of The

Read the following examples:
1. The author and the editor have been honoured.

2. The author and editor has been honoured.

In the sentence 1, the is used twice because we speak of two different people. In
sentence 2, the is used once because we refer to the person who is an author as well as
an editor.

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