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4. before a noun which becomes definite because both the speaker and the listener
are familiar with it. For example,

y They are playing in the lawn.
y Mother is in the kitchen.
5. before ordinals (first, second, third, etc.) and superlatives. Also, before same and
only. For example,

y I accepted the first offer.
y I read the same book that you read.
6. to represent a whole class of animals or things.
For example, Note

y The cow gives us milk. ‘Man’ is an exception to
y The camel rarely drinks water. this rule. For example,
• Man is mortal.
7. before an adjective of quality to represent a
category of people. For example,

y The brave are admired.
y The rich should help the poor.
8. before the names of seas, rivers, oceans, groups of islands, deserts, ranges of
mountains, gulfs and bays, poles, etc. For example,

y the Red Sea y the Himalayas

y the Ganga River y the Bay of Bengal
y the Pacific Ocean y the Gulf of Mexico
y the Andaman and Nicobar Islands y the North Pole
y the Sahara Desert
9. before names of countries that have the words united or republic in them or
have plural names. For example,

y the United States of America
y the Philippines, the Netherlands
y the Republic of Seychelles
10. before the names of a few important books, magazines and newspapers.
For example,

y the Bible
y the Mail Today
y the Vedas
y the Quran
y the Hindustan Times
11. before musical instruments. For example,

y He plays the tabla.
y Diti plays the flute beautifully.

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