By Ms. M.
An English teacher
A-We use (the) when:
1- We think of a specific thing (Tim sat down on the chair nearest the door.
2-there is only one of something e.g. the sun\moon\equator\earth.
3-we say :the sky\the sea\the ground\the country\the environment\the same\the cinema
4-a specific type of animal or a thing e.g.(the giraffe is the tallest of all animals.
The young the disabled the deaf the elderly the unemployed
5-We use the+ adjective without a noun to talk about a groups of people:
The homeless the blind the injured the rich the old
6-With the ****s of some countries\seas\rivers\oceans\canals\deserts\mountain ranges:
The Czech Republic the Netherlands the United Kingdom the Philippines
The Atlantic Ocean the Mediterranean Sea the Nile
The Suez Canal the Channel the Sahara Desert the Alps
7-Some famous places\ regions\newspapers and organizations :
The White House the Kremlin the Pentagon the Sheraton Hotel
The Middle East the Far East the south-east of the north of
The Red Cross the European Union the B.B.C
B-We don’t use( the )when:
1-With the ****s of meals( breakfast ,lunch, dinner)
2-with the words (bed, work ,home)
3-with the words(school, prison, college , university, church, hospital)when we think of them as general ideas.
4-We are talking about things or people in general e.g.(I don’t like dogs)
5-We say most people \most books\most cars (not the most books)
6-****s of universities \airports\streets\parks\airlines:
Harvard University Buckingham Palace Wall Street
Manchester Airport Hyde Park Sydney Harbour
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