USING "THE"

The definite article "The" is used with:

1. The Internet

2. The radio

3. The army, navy, air force, police, fire brigade.

4. with "same".....They study in the same class.  

5. To specify the position, location of things and to give direction.

Turn left at the end of the road.

Look to the right. You can see the museum.

6. Before the superlatives like TUSING THE DEFINITE ARTICLE - "THE" IN ENGLISH SENTENCES

The definite article "The" is used with:
1. The Internet
2. The radio
3. The army, navy, air force, police, fire brigade.
4. with "same".....They study in the same class.  
5. To specify the position, location of things and to give direction.
Turn left at the end of the road.
Look to the right. You can see the museum.
6. Before the superlatives. The youngest child.
7. The only, The first/second etc.
8. With names of musical instruments.The guitar, violin, tabla
9. Places like: The cinema/mall/station/airport.
10. Names of multiplexes
11. Names of deserts
12. Names of hotels
13. Names of groups of islands
14. Names of mountain ranges
15. Names of oceans/seas and also canals/gulfs/straits
16. Names of regions of the world/a country. For eg. The Middle East/Far East
17. Names of political parties
18. Names of rivers
19. Names of countries with words like kingdom/republic/states/union or have a plural name. The Philippines/West Indies/United States/United Arab Emirates/United Kingdom
20. Names of people of a country like The French/British/Japanese
21. Adjectives that talk about a group of people like The rich/poor/old.
22. Names of families like The Ambanis/Birlas
23. Names of things that are unique. For eg. The sun/moon. Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
24. Names of things being mentioned/already mentioned. For eg. The museum is nearby.
25. Before the names of directions. The east/west/north.
26. Before the names of religious books. The Bible/Gita/Koran.
27. Before the names of famous buildings/monuments. The Red Fort/ Taj Mahal/ LIC building.
28. Before a Proper Noun when it is used as an adjective: The late Mr. Nehru, the beautiful Padmini.
29. Before the names of communities : The Muslims/Christians
30. Before the names of Newspapers, magazines.
31. Before a Common noun used as Abstract noun: He felt the devil within him.
32. In phrases like "The more, the merrier."

Article "The" is not used with:
1. television/TV
2. Names of meals - breakast/lunch/dinner
3. last/next etc.
4. Names of materials - Gold/Silver.
5. Names of games - Football/Cricket.
6. Institutions when used with their primary function like "Going to school"
7. Before a common noun used in its widest sense : Man is a social animal.

TO BE CONTINUED...