Rules of Definite Article with Examples and PDF! There are seven important rules of a definite article ‘The’. Here is the list of sentences with examples and pdf.
Rules of Definite Article with Examples
Rule 1
“The” is used with all proper nouns
Incorrect:
King ordered to fight.
Correct:
The King ordered to fight.
Incorrect:
Horse which Sana got getting old now.
Correct:
The horse which Sana got is getting old now.
Rule 2
“The” is used before that common noun that has mentioned before in the sentences.
Incorrect:
Dog is a faithful animal.
Correct:
The dog is a faithful animal.
Incorrect:
Carnivore eats meat.
Correct:
The carnivore eats meat.
Incorrect:
Mammal feeds its young ones on its milk.
Correct:
The mammal feeds its young one on its milk.
Incorrect:
Horse is a steady animal.
Correct:
The horse is a steady animal.
Rule 3
Common noun is being used to indicate a class of something then ‘the’ is used before that noun.
Incorrect:
River Indus flows in Sindh.
Correct:
The river Indus flows in Sindh.
Incorrect:
New York Times gave the news of Iran’s nuclear programme.
Correct:
The New York Times gave the news of Iran’s nuclear programme.
Incorrect:
Danube is the longest river in Europe.
Correct:
The Danube river is the longest river in Europe.
Incorrect:
Largest group of Islands is coral Islands.
Correct:
The largest group of Islands is the Coral Islands.
Incorrect:
The England is an island.
Correct:
England is an Island.
Incorrect:
Himalayas is the biggest mountain range in world.
Correct:
The Himalayas is the biggest mountain range in world.
Incorrect:
The Mount Everest is the highest mountain.
Correct:
Mount Everest is the highest mountain.
Incorrect:
Atlantic Ocean runs through America and adjoining countries.
Correct:
The Atlantic Ocean runs through America and adjoining countries.
Incorrect:
He is most intelligent boy in the class.
Correct:
He is the most intelligent boy in the class.
Rule 4
‘The’ is used before the names of river, oceans, seas etc, groups of Islands, not before an individual island and it is used before ranges of mountains not before a single mountain.
Incorrect:
She has longest hair.
Correct:
She has the longest hair.
Incorrect:
Adam is tallest boy of his family.
Correct:
Adam is the tallest boy of his family.
Rule 5
‘The’ is used before the superlative degree of an adjective.
Incorrect:
Poor are often hardworking.
Correct:
The poor are often hardworking.
Incorrect:
Rich are not hospitable.
Correct:
The rich are not hospitable.
Incorrect:
English writers did a lot to uplift English literature.
Correct:
The English writers did a lot to uplift the English literature.
Rule 6
‘The’ is being used before adjectives that are used as nouns in the plural sense.
Incorrect:
The cows are grazing.
Correct:
Cows are grazing.
Rule 7
‘The’ is not used before common nouns in plural number.
Incorrect:
The love wins the hearts.
Correct:
Love wins the hearts.
Incorrect:
The haste makes waste.
Correct:
Haste makes waste.
Incorrect:
Alia likes the diamond jewelry.
Correct:
Alia likes diamond jewelry.
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