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Use of ‘An’





              an owl                                                an engine







                   an octopus                                            an aunt










              an eagle                                              an inkpot






                               ‘An’ is used before the words that begin with vowels.





                                                        Use of ‘The’

              ‘The’ is used before specific nouns.  These nouns are one of its kind.



              For example: The Sun, The Moon, The Earth, etc.


              We use ‘The’ before the names of famous buildings.

              For example:  The Red Fort                                                       Know More

                                   The Taj Mahal                                                We never use

                                   The Gateway of India                                         ‘the’ before the
                                   The Char Miniar                                              names of places
                                                                                                and people.
                                                                                                Examples: Anita is
              We use ‘The’ before names of rivers.                                              first in the race.

              For example:  The Ganga                                                           Mumbai is
                                                                                                the capital of
                                   The Yamuna                                                   Maharashtra.

                                   The Brahmaputra





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