Definite Article: (The)

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The definite article 'The' is used before nouns that are already known to us.

For Example:
Do you know about the Shahbaz Sharif‟s arrival in Pakistan?
The Quaid-e-Azam did a titanic struggle to achieve Pakistan.
Will you like to meet me at the airport at 5.00 PM?
The camel is the ship of dessert.

RULES

1) The‟ is used with superlative degree of adjective.
     For Example
     The tallest
     The longest
     The shortest

      Note: Article 'The' is not used before the superlative degree when there is possessive case of noun before. For Example : She is my best friend.

2) Before the range of mountains.
     For Example
    The Himalaya
    The Koh-e-Karakaram
    The Koh-e-Suleman

3) Before the names of heavenly books.
     For Example
     The Qur'an
     The Bible

4) Before the names of newspapers and magazines.
     For Example
     The Nation
     The Dawn
     The Pakistan Times
     The Herald (fore runner)
     The Sunday Magazine
     The Mag

5) Before the heavenly bodies.
     For Example
     The Sun
     The Stars
     The Earth
     The Universe

6) Before the name of province “PUNJAB”
7) Before the names of Rivers.
     For Example
     The Sindh
     The Ravi
     The Jhelum
     The Sutlej

8) Before the names of islands
     For Example
     The West Indies
     The Maldives

9) Before the names of bays and gulfs.
     For Example
     The bay of Bengal
     The Persian Gulf

10) Before the names of lakes
      For Example
     The Satpara lake
     The Saif-ul-maluke

11) Before the names of canals.
       For Example
      The B.R.B
      The Rakh Canal

12) Before the names of oceans and seas.
       For Example
       The Indian Ocean
       The Dead Sea

13) Before the names of musical instruments.
      For Example
      The Flute
      The Piano

14) Before the names of poles.
      For Example
     The North Pole
     The South Pole

15) Before the names of winds.
      For Example
     The Monsoon
     The Cool Air

16) Before the names of roads.
      For Example
      The Mall Road
      The Sand Trunk Road

17) Before the names of deserts.
       For Example
       The Gobi Desert
       The Sahara Desert

18) Before the names of trains
       For Example
      The Chenab Express
      The Super Express

19) Before the names of ships
       For Example
      The Babar
      The Titanic

20) Before the names of parts of body
       For Example
       The Heart
       The Ear

21) Before the directions
       For Example
       The East
       The West

NOTE: When we mention the direction of left and right, we use 'The'
Always keep to the left

22) Before the historical events.
      For Example
     The World War I
     The Nine Eleven

23) Before the geographical names of countries.
      For Example
      The USA
      The UAE

24) Before the names of political parties
       For Example
       The Muslim League
       The Peoples Party Pakistan

25) Before the portfolios.
       For Example
       The Minister of Education
       The Minister of Food and Health

26) Before the official status.
       For Example
      The Principal of Madina Town College
      The Headmistress

27) Before titles
       For Example
      The Quaid-e-Azam
      The Sher-e-Masoor

28) Before the Title Names.
       For Example
       The captain seemed angry with umpire.
       The commander is driving his force.

29) Before the fixed dates.
       For Example
       The 15th of the next month.

30) Before the natural phenomena
       For example
       The night follows the day.

31) Before the names of meals
       For Example
       The wedding meal was held in her father's house.

32) Before the names of inhabitants.
       For Example
       The Pakistani
       The American

33) Before the names of languages.
       For Example
       The English language
       The French language

34) Before the names of nations
       For Example
      The Muslims
      The Christians

35) Before the word 'whole'
       For Example
       The whole of class
       The whole of Pakistan

36) After the word 'all'
       For Example
       All the class went to Murree last year

37) After the word 'both'.
       For Example
      Both the theories are wrong

38) In the following type of idiomatic expression.
       For Example
       He is in the wrong

39) Before the material noun to show a particular attribution of an area
       For Example
       The gold of Sawat is liked very much by women
       The bangles of Hyderabad are very beautiful.

40) Before abstract noun to show particular relation or reference
       For Example
       The wisdom of Suleman (AS)
       The courage of Hazrat Ali (R.A) in Islam.

41) Before the noun in possessive case.
       For Example
       The boy's uncle sent a gift on his 16th birthday.
       The child‟s uncle.

42) Before repeated noun
        For Example
        I saw a policeman. The policemen was much disturbed

43) Before the surnames
      The Mughals
      The Smiths

44) Before the abstract noun in the following sense
       For Example
       Faisalabad is the Manchester of Pakistan
       Lahore is the heart of Pakistan
       Waris Shah is the Shakespeare of Punjab.

45) 'The' is used in the following sense.
       For Example
       The girls are skipping a rope.
       The boys are playing cricket

46) 'The' + 'Adjective'
        For Example
        The rich
        The Strong
        The Young
        The strong should not persecute the poor

47) Before the articles of clothing as these normally prefer a possessive adjective.
        For Example
        She seized the child's collar.

48) Before the names of passes.
        For Example
        The Khyber Pass.
        The Bolan Pass

49) „The‟ is not used before the names of diseases. Exception to the rule, ‘The’ is used before certain diseases. For Example The measles, The mumps, etc

50) The pop John pal

51) The devil / The Satan

52) Before Historical Buildings
       The Royal fort
       The Taj Mahal

53) Before the following: the city, etc. 
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