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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

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Class LKG - English

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