In GOD We Trust
The
(definitearticle)
1. The is often used with a noncountable noun when the noun is followed by a modifier.
Example: The milk which I bought a few days ago should still be good.
2. The use for a class as a whole.
Example: The lion is a wild animal.
The emphasizes the class itself, with out for concrete representativesof the class.
3. The occurs with names for familiar person or object in the home and community.
Example: As she was strolling along The street she looked at the clothes in the store window.
4. The plus the superlatives of adjectives.
Example: The richest are not always the happiest.
5. The is required gerund or abstract nouns that are followed by of phrases.
Gerund: The instructing of young children is difficult.
Abstract noun: The instruction of young children is difficult.
6. Place name with the most bodies of water:
The
Mississippi River. / ThePacific Ocean. / TheMediterranean Sea. / TheEnglish Channel. / ThePanama Canal. / ThePersian Gulf.
Mountion ranges:
The
Rocky Mountion
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Peninsulas:
The
Scandinavian Peninsulas
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Libraries , Museum:
The
Metropolitan
Museum
.
/
The
Forty-second st. Library.
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Points of the compass used as names for geographic ares:
The
South / The middle West / The near East
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Hotels:
The
statler Hotel
The
with words Referring to eventd, governmet.
1. Name of historical periods are events.
The
First world war.
2. Name of bills, acts, and other legislative deliberations.
3. Official title:
The
secretary of state. / The king.
4. Law enforcement bodies, civil and mititary.
The
Police – The Army
5. Name of branches of the government.
6. Name of institutions, foundations, organization.
The
united Nations.
7. Name of political parties – The labor party. The name of the party is often used in the plural without the word party.
The
after words expressing quantity.
(Most, All, Many, One-Third, Five, . . .)
Of the student in this class passed the examination.
Time
1. Points in a progression
–
The
beginig / The middle / The end
2. Points in a time continuum
–
The
past / The present / The future
3. Parts of the day
–
In the morning / In the afternoon / In the evening
4. Seasons
–
In the winter / in the summer / in the autumn / in the spring
5. Time expressions meaning
–
For the time / During the time