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Edu-Primes
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00:00ARTICLES
00:05The articles a, an, and the are determiners used before nouns and sometimes adjectives.
00:16A comes before singular nouns that begin with a consonant sound.
00:24For example, a rat, a unit, a xylophone.
00:33AN comes before singular nouns that begin with a vowel sound or a mute age.
00:43For example, an adult, an x-ray, an heiress.
00:53A or an are indefinite articles.
00:58We use them to speak of someone or something for the first time.
01:05A and an are used with a noun in general.
01:10For example, we have a test tomorrow.
01:16Ved wants to be an umpire.
01:20The is a definite article used to point out a noun.
01:26The articles a, an, and the can be used before an adjective that comes before a noun.
01:36For example, our school has got a new captain.
01:42The new captain was elected last week.
01:46He is an intelligent boy.
01:50We use the when a person, place, animal or thing is mentioned a second time.
02:00For example, we have a test tomorrow.
02:04We want to do well in the test.
02:09We use the when it is clear which person, place, animal or thing is being referred to.
02:20For example, we had two glass jars, a red one and an amber one.
02:28The amber jar was very expensive.
02:33We use the when there is only one such thing.
02:38For example, the moon, the sun, etc.
02:44We use the when naming a noun that refers to an entire group of its kind.
02:53For example, the whale is a mammal.
02:58We use the before ordinal numbers, before superlative adjectives.
03:06For example, the second seat in that row is mine.
03:12You are the best.
03:16We do not use the definite article the before names of games.
03:25We use the with the following proper nouns.
03:30Names of Oceans
03:34The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean.
03:39Names of Rivers and Seas
03:43The Ganges is a sacred river.
03:47Names of Deserts
03:50The Thar Desert is in Western India.
03:56Names of Landmarks
03:59I live behind the fire station.
04:05Names of Monuments
04:08The Taj Mahal is an epitome of love.
04:13Names of Natural Wonders
04:17The Niagara Falls are in North America.
04:22Names of Places Containing the Word Of
04:27The United States of America is a democratic country.
04:34Names of Places Ending in Plural S
04:39The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwestern coast of Europe.
04:47Names of Newspapers, Magazines and Books
04:52The Times of India is a popular English newspaper.
04:58Names of Hotels and Restaurants
05:01The Lands End Hotel is near the show.
05:07We do not use the with the following proper nouns.
05:12The Names of Continents, Streets and Most Countries
05:17Names of Lakes and Mountains
05:21Names of Days, Months and Festivals
05:25and Names of People