💦 Use of Articles A, An, The
📝 Part 1 :
Generally ARTICLE isn't used before Proper Noun but Article THE is used before the following Proper Nouns :
Holy Scriptures : The Quran, The Bible, The Ramayana etc.
Newspapers : The Ittefaq, The Prothom Alo, The Daily Star, The News Week
Ships: The Titanic, The MV Akbar, The Nelson
Trains : The Ulka, The Rajdhani Express, The Padma Express
Aeroplanes/Air Agency : The Air lines, The Bangladesh Biman.
Palaces: The Tajmahal, The World Trade Center, The Burj Khalifa
Rivers : The Padma, The Meghna, The Jamuna, The Indus
Seas: The Red Sea, The Arabian Sea, The Bay of Bengal.
Group of Islands: The Andamans, The West Indies, The Philippines, The Netherlands.
Desert : The Sahara, The Gobi, the Kalahari Desert, The Thar Desert
Directions : The North, The South, The East, The West
Chain/Group of Mountains : The Himalayas, The Alps, The Bindha
Ocean : The Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, The Indian Ocean
Country with Plural Form : The Netherlands, the Philippines, The Maldives
Country with Special Meaning : The USA, The UK.
Article THE isn't used before Mount (Everest), Island (Ceylon, Sandwip), Cape, Lake (Lake Chilka) . - Nesfield
Exception :
The Cape of Good Hope. [Ref: CALD]
📝 Part 2 :
Word beginning with vowel (a, e, i, o, u), usually, takes article An :
an ass, an enemy, an ugly bird
But The following words with sound YOU or W , take article A :
union
university
uniform
unique
useful
universal
unanimous
unit
eulogy
euphemism
European
usage
usurer
eunuch
ewe
[ But the universe ]
Nasim is a university student.
📝 Part 3:
Different Names of Article THE
Instrumental The :
The greater the demand, the higher the price.
Familiar The :
The earth moves around the sun.
Defining The :
The book is mine.
