Use of THE

1. Before unique objects 2. Before the names of rivers , oceans ,

deserts etc.
Examples
a) The Pacific ocean

The earth The sun The Mount Everest

3. Before the names of books b) The Nile River

c) The Sahara Desert

The Bible The Ramayan The Quran-

4.Before musical instruments
examples:
the flute , the violin , the guitar

5. Before an adjective to denote a whole class or group

examples:
the old , the rich , the poor
6. We use a when we come across something for the first time .
We use the when same noun is used again .

Examples :
There was a princess in a castle . The princess loved the
castle.
Once upon a time , There was a shoemaker . The
shoemaker lived in a small hut
We use the when we know that there is only one of a particular thing .
Examples :

The sky

The world

The North Pole

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