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GenX-Education
  • 9/30/2024
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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.
00:23For example, a rat, a unit, a xylophone.
00:32AN comes before singular nouns that begin with a vowel sound or a mute H.
00:42For example, an adult, an x-ray, an heiress.
00:52A 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.
01:47He is an intelligent boy.
01:51We use THE when a person, place, animal or thing is mentioned a second time.
02:01For example, we have a test tomorrow.
02:05We want to do well in the test.
02:10We use THE when it is clear which person, place, animal or thing is being referred to.
02:21For example, we had two glass jars, a red one and an amber one.
02:29The amber jar was very expensive.
02:34We use THE when there is only one such thing.
02:39For example, the moon, the sun, etc.
02:45We use THE when naming a noun that refers to an entire group of its kind.
02:54For example, the whale is a mammal.
03:00We use THE before ordinal numbers, before superlative adjectives.
03:07For example, the second seat in that row is mine.
03:13You are the best.
03:18We 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.
05:11The Names of Continents, Streets and Most Countries
05:17Names of Lakes and Mountains
05:20Names of Days, Months and Festivals
05:25and Names of People