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THE BOY
THE BOYS
THE GIRL
THE GIRLS
_THE DEFINITE ARTICLE IS USED: _
Before nouns of which there is only one or is considered as one
- The earth; the sea; the sky; the weather; the North Pole.
Before a noun which has become definite as a result of being mentioned a second time
- His car struck a tree; you can still see the mark on the tree
Before a noun made definite by the addition of a phrase or clause
- the boy that I met.
- the place where I met him.
- the girl in blue.
- the man on the donkey.
Before a noun which, by a reason of locality, can represent only one particular thing
- Ann is in the garden (the garden of this house).
- He sent for the doctor (his own doctor).
- Please pass the wine (the wine on the table).
**Before _superlatives _ and first/ second and only used as adjectives or pronouns… **
- Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in Europe.
- Most people think that Monday is the worst day of the week.
**Before an adjective used to represent a class of persons: and objects **
- The cuckoo is lazy (all cuckoos are lazy).
- There is no peace for any but the dead.
- The old and the young should be able to live together.
**Before seas of names of seas, rivers, chains of mountains, groups of islands and plural names of countries: **
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The Atlantic Ocean; the Tames; the Alps; the USA; the USSR; the Netherlands.
Before musical instruments -
She learnt to play the flute.
With the type of meal mentioned in ARTICLE 2 by Franco -
The dinner given to celebrate their victory cost 2 dollars.
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GO TO ARTICLE 4 TO SEE HOW WE SHOULD NOT USE THE DEFINITE ARTICLE
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