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3. before names of books, newspapers and magazines. For example, the
Panchatantra, the Times of India, the Outlook.

4. before names of monuments and buildings. For example, the Red Fort,
the Parliament House, the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.

5. before the names of countries with plural names. For example, the Philippines,
the Maldives, the Netherlands.

6. before the names of countries that Note
contain the words Republic, Democratic,
Kingdom or States. For example, the We do not use the before the names
United States of America, the Republic of of languages. For example,
Trinidad and Tobago. • We learn English.

7. before nouns that are of certain cultures. • They speak Chinese.
For example, the Chinese dumplings, the
Russian opera, the Indian Prime Minister.

8. before superlatives and ordinal numbers. For example,

y This is the tallest building in Delhi.

y I met him the third time at a mall.

A. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

1. I saw strange bird yesterday.

2. sun gives us light and heat.

3. Do you have umbrella? I need it. It may rain.

4. Is there any milk in fridge?

5. Charminar is in Hyderabad.

6. It will take us hour to reach there.

7. Jhelum is a river in state of Punjab.

8. Sahil is tallest boy in his class.

9. He is drinking cup of coffee.

10. I want to be pilot. My friend wants to be astronaut.

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