Use of the article 'the'

Use  of the article 'the

The is used before

 1)The names of unique objects
   
    The Taj Mahal,The great wall of China,The Sun etc.

 2) Directions

     The East,the west,the north,the south,the north-east,the north-west,the south-east,the south-west

3)Geographical phenomena

   The Ganga,the Indian ocean,the Bay of Bengal, the Red Sea,the Arabian sea,the Thar desert,the Andaman and Nicobar etc.

4)Group of nations

 The USA,the UK,The UAE,the USSR,the SAARC, The BRITAIN,the BRICS

5)Nationalities

The Indian,the American,the Russian,The Japanese,the Chinese,the Palestinian,the Pakistani,the Bangladeshi etc.

 6) Musical instruments

The piano,the drum,the pipes,the bell,the horn,the bagpipes,the clarinet,the violin etc.

7) superlatives

The best,the most,the highest,the tallest,the largest,the thinnest etc.

8)ordinal numbers

The first,the second,the third,the fourth,the hundredth,the thousandth etc.

9)Holy books

The Gita,the Quran,the Bible,the Vedas,the Puranas,the Iliad etc.

10) when we speak of a particular person or thing or one already referred to

I saw a boy.The boy was tallest.

11) When singular noun represents whole class

I) The cow is useful animal.
ii)The Banyan is kind of a fig tree.

12)Adverbs with comparatives

The more you get,the more they want.

Note Making

0.2B) Note making. 3

Read the following extract and complete a tree diagram that•contains the main -pints and important supporting details about the different types of watches.

 In the year 1835h the key officers of the newly started' US teIIar'T watch company had a meeting to decide thé type of watches they produced, The three %main types were agreed upon first. The wrist watches for men and women with different deignsyou!d be their main production. The wall clockS Weye to made.in two types. One for industries, large-and strong another type for homes) small and elegant. The industry clock would be with chiming (bell round) or simplymute (silent); On member suggested that the children's wrist watches could also be produced. The suggestion was accepted and the productiori ofit to start after five years. It was also decided that the common table tep Alarm piece must be produced ih large numbers and the portable alarm pieces for fravelling people in a small
Types of atches
Wall clock
Men Women Mute