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▶ to refer to things that are unique. For example,

• The sun rises in the east.

▶ before the names of rivers, seas, oceans and mountain ranges.

• The Ganga is considered a holy river.

▶ to refer to something which has already been mentioned.

• An unusual flower fell at her feet. She took the flower to Bhima.

Now, choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. Vidhi’s school had (a/an/the) large garbage dump beside it.

2. (A/An/The) garbage dump emitted (a/an/the) foul smell.

3. Vidhi’s school decided to organise (a/an/the) cleanliness drive.

4. Vidhi got (a/an/the) part in (a/an/the) cleanliness drive.

5. She, in fact, had (a/an/the) duty.

6. Vidhi had to play (a/an/the) cleanliness superhero.

7. She had to wear (a/an/the) green dress and (a/an/the)
green and yellow cape.

8. And when she saw someone throw trash on (a/an/the) street, she had

to pick it up.

Study skills

You have learnt that an apostrophe (’) is used to show ownership or belonging.
For example,

• The monkey’s tail was lashing on the ground.

We use an apostrophe and an s to show that a singular noun possesses something.

However, to show possession of a plural noun, we only add the apostrophe.
For example,

• The monkeys’ tails help them to climb trees.

• These are my brothers’ toys.

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