The rules
- Use a before a consonant sound and an before a vowel sound, whatever the first letter is: a university, an hour.
- Use a or an when you first mention a singular countable noun, and the once the reader knows which one: I saw a bird; the bird was blue.
- Use the with things there is only one of, with superlatives and with first, second and so on: the sun, the tallest tree, the first flight.
- Use the with rivers, oceans, seas and mountain ranges, but not with single lakes, mountains, cities or most countries: the Koshi, the Himalayas, Rara Lake, Mount Everest, Pokhara.
- Use no article with plural or uncountable nouns that mean things in general: Milk is good for children.
- Use no article with meals, languages, school subjects and sports: We had dinner and then studied English.
- Use no article with school, college, church and bed when you go there for their main purpose: She goes to school by bus.
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