WHEN TO USE AND WHEN NOT TO USE THE 3 LETTER DEFINITE ARTICLE -THE ?

 

When to use the article and when not to use article

*We use the when we are talking about specific things. We do not use articles when we are talking generally

* We do not use article for most companies

* We use no article for languages

SPECIAL USES OF THE

*We use the with superlatives

*We use the with nationalities

 *We use no article for most geographical place names: continents, countries, states, single islands, cities, roads, mountains and lakes

* We use the for oceans, seas, rivers, canals

*we use the for republics, states and kingdoms

* We use the for plural names

* We use the with famous buildings