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Indefinite Definite
(a , an ) (The)
a a singular noun that starts with a consonant.
an a singular noun that starts with a vowel .
an ostrich an apple an island an egg
An umbrella
Exceptions :-
An honest / honourable man – an hour
A uniform – university – unicorn
A European city
 Definite Article (The )
1) Unique Nouns
The sun , the moon , the stars , the sky , the earth , the solar system .
2) Nouns with Description or Information .
- The egg , which is covered over there on the table , is rotten
- The doctor , who made for me the operation , is my father’s friend .
- The sofa , which I bought it yesterday from IKEA , is so comfortable .
- I admired the short green dress .
- The woman with curly red hair is my aunt .
3) Repeated Nouns .
Ex. I have a cat . The cat has brown fur .
Ex. She ate an orange . The orange was so sour .
Ex. I helped an old man to cross the road . The man thanked me so
much for that .
4) Some of the proper nouns :-
The Red Sea The Indian Ocean
The Dead Sea The Atlantic Ocean
The Nile River The Pacific Ocean
The Arabian Gulf The Arctic
5 ) Superlative Adj.:
the best , the worst , the smallest , the heaviest, the most ,the least
6) Abbreviation of the Countries :-
the USA , the KSA , the UAE , the UK.
7) With Adjectives such as :
all of , most of , some of
8) With Ordinal Numbers :-
The first , the third , the only , the last
9) Adjectives such as:-
The poor , the rich, the talented, the deaf, the blind
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1) Some of the Proper Nouns :
Names of people , continents , countries , towns , cities , and streets
Sara Africa France New York Al Zohour District
Thomas Europe Italy Cairo Al Adama District
2) Languages and Subjects :-
math Arabic Chinese
science English Spanish
3) Games and Sports :-
chess tennis football basketball
4) Materials :- gold silver plastic wood cotton
5) Means of Transportation :-
by bus by taxi by metro
by car by train on foot
6) Possessive and Demonstrative Adj.:-
our car their house your book
this pencil these clothes
7) General Talking :-
You should take care of your health .
Health is more important than money .
Education is the real weapon for you .