A. Different uses of 'the'

i) Do you understand the use of 'the' in the sentences below?

'The' is used before the above singular common nouns to represent the whole classes of these common nouns.

ii) 'The' is used to denote the name of a nation:

iii) 'The' is used before adjectives to mean the whole of a particular class.

iv) 'The' is used before the singular existing nouns:

v) 'The' is placed before the superlative degree-words:

vi) 'The' is placed before an ordinal number:

vii) What do you think about the collective nouns? Do they take any article?

Collective nouns take 'the' before them when they represent a definite group of people or things.

viii) 'The' is placed before adjectives to mean the particular part of things.

ix) Usually Proper Nouns do not take 'the' before them, but 'the' is placed in the following exceptions:

a) Before the names of the mountain ranges:
the Himalayas, the Alps.
b) Before the names of the holy books:
The holy Quran, The Geeta, The Bible.
c) Before the name of a newspaper:
The Daily Star, The Guardian, The Herald Tribune.
d) Before the name of an ocean:
The Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean.
e) Before the name of a group of islands:
The Andamans, the Philippines, the West Indies.

B.

i. Fill in the gaps with a/an or the and put a cross (X) where no article is needed:

A: Have you taken ___________ appointment with Dr. Ehtesham?

B: Oh, yes. I have taken ________ appointment for tomorrow

A: Is ________ doctor not coming today?

B: No. __________ doctor comes to this hospital thrice _______ week.

A: When should we visit him tomorrow?

B: At 6:30p.m. I hope he will give us _________ best advice for proper diagnosis.

A: Tomorrow is _________ first day of the week. We have to start for ______ doctor earlier to avoid traffic congestion.

B: We shall reach the hospital before _________ sun sets.

ii. S: Good morning, teacher. How are you?

T: Good morning. Can you write __________ paragraph on Begum Rokeya?

S: Yes, I can.

T: What was she?

S: She was ________ social worker. She lived in undivided Bengal in _________ early 20th century.

T: She was ________ writer also. She wrote ________ number of books.

S: Yes, teacher. I can mention the name of _______ book written by her. "Sultana's Dream" is __________ book written by her.

T: Where was she from?

S: She was from ________ Rangpur.

iii. F: Anupom, what is __________ largest continent?

S: _________ Asia.

F: Give an example of _______ mangrove forest.

S: __________ Sunderbans.

F: Who is Stephen Hawkings?

S: He is ________ scientist. He is ________ English.

F: What was the objective of _______ language movement?

S: We demanded _______ Bangla to be declared as the state language.