The document discusses the various uses of the definite article "the" in English. It provides 22 rules for when "the" is used, including before singular count nouns to indicate a particular thing, before uncountable nouns to particularize them, before proper nouns in certain contexts like names of holy books, and before adjectives in the superlative degree. It then gives examples of filling in blanks with "the" appropriately and provides a group activity to make sentences using definite articles.

3. Conducted By
Rashida Akther
Asst. Teacher
Dept. Of English
Class-JSC
Section-A1
Group -Rose

4. Use of The
(i) To indicate a particular person (s)or thing (s).
Look at the boy/boys.

5. (ii) Before a noun which hasbecome definite by being mentioned a second
time
The treeis an Oak.

6. (iii)Before a noun made definite bythe addition of a phrase or clause.
The boy who came here is my friend.

7. (iv) Before a singularnoun meant to represent a whole class.
Thecowis a useful animal.

8. (v) Before anUncountable Noun to particularize it.
Thegold of the ring is very bright.

9. (vi)Before a name of a thing which only oneexists in nature.
Look at the moon.

10. (vii) Before a noun denoting nation or race.
TheEnglish are industrious.

11. (viii) Before a name of road, but not before a name
of street or Avenue.
The bus is running on the
Josimuddin road.
The book is bought from
College street.

12. (ix) Before some nouns to indicate profession.
He joined the Bar.

13. (x) Before the name of a musicalinstrument when one plays it. Otherwise
not.
He plays the flute. He hasa flute.

14. (xi) Before ordinal numbers.
Who is the first boy?

15. (xii) As a general rule a proper nounshould not haveany article before it. But the
following take ‘the’ before them as exceptions.
(a) Names of holy books: the Bible, the Koran, the Ramayana.
(b) Names of newspapers: TheStatesman, the Anandabazar.
(c) Names of ships: the Titanic, the M.V. Akbar.
(d) Names of trains: the Bombay Mail, the Rajdhani Express.
(e) Names of spacecraft:the skylabs, the Aryabhatt.
(f) Names of aeroplanes: the Dakota, the Boeig 747.
(g) Names of famous buildings: the Taj Mahal, the Writers’ Buildings,
(h) Names of rivers: the Ganga, the Jamuna.
(i) Names of oceans: the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean.
(j) Names of seas: the Arabian Sea, the MediterraneanSea.
(k) Names of gulfs: the Persian gulf, the Bay of Bengal.
(l) Names of mountain ranges: the Himalayas, the Alps.
(m) Names of group0s of islands: the Andamans, the West Indies,.
(n) Names of desert:the Sahara, the Thar.
(o) Names of directions: Go to thenorth and the turn to the south.

16. (xiii)Before the names of a province having a descriptive geographical
meaning.
The Punjab.

17. (xiv) Before the names of countries which are collectivelyformed.
The U.S.A.

18. (xv) Before the plural names of families.
The Boses are familiar with the Browns.

19. (xvi) Before Proper Noun for comparison to denote a type.
Bankimis the Scott of Bengal.

20. (xvii) Before a proper Non when it is qualified by an adjective or Adjectival
phrases or clause.
The great Caesar.

21. (xviii) Before some Common Nouns and Adjectives to express an abstract
sense.
All the mother (=motherly feelings) rose in her.

22. (xix)Before Adjectives to denote a particular part of a thing.
I like the yellow of an egg.

23. (xx) Before a Common Noun asa substitute for the Possessive Adjective.
He caught me by the arm.

24. (xxi)Before anAdjective to represent a whole class of persons.
The rich are not alwayshappy.

25. (xxii)Before the Adjectives in Superlative degree and the words inthe
superlative sense.
He is the best boy in the class.

26. Before comparatives as Adverbs.
The sooner, the better.

27. GROUP WORK

28. EVALUATION
1. Rahim is _______ smallest boy in the class.
2. _______ more you read _______ more you learn.
3. _______ USA is a first world country.
4. I read _______ Holly Quran everyday.
5. ______ virtuous Mohsin pardoned the thief.
Let’s practice some sentences.

29. EVALUATION
Fill in the gaps of the following text with appropriate
articles. Put a cross for zero article. 0.5x6=03
Hazrat Omar (R) was (a) –––––– second Caliph of
Islam. He was (b)–––––– honest caliph. He used to
lead a humble (c) –––––– life. He used to go and
see the condition of (d) –––––– subjects with his
own eyes. At dead of night he would walk on (e) –––
streets of Medina. One night while walking he heard
(f) –––––– sound of crying.

30. WORK
Make a list of ten sentences with the
use of Definite Article

31. The sooner, the better.

32. Thank You All