THE ARTICLES
1. The Adjectives a or an and the are called the Articles. In reality they are Demonstrative Adjectives. They are used to point out one person, place or thing.
2. The is the Definite Article. It points out one definite or particular person, place or thing.
I sold the car' refers to the sale of one particular car.
'The palace is the home of the queen' refers to only one particular building and to only one particular queen. Usually the specifies a noun as the particular one mentioned in a previous sentence or as a particular one that can be known from common knowledge.
For example:
(a) I saw a boy on the road. The boy was wearing a red robe.
(b) I threw the book on the floor of the room.
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