Page 12 - Digi Notes : English - 05.05.2016

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Anjali will come here in the summer. (correct)

8. THE is not generally used before office, work, town, sea, home,etc.
He is in the office. (wrong)
He is in office. (correct)

Sailors explore the seas. (wrong)
Sailors explore seas. (correct)
I was at the home when this incident happened. (wrong)
I was at home when this incident happened. (correct)

9. THE is not used before the names of diseases.
The viral fever is a very dangerous disease. (wrong)
Viral fever is a very dangerous disease. (correct)
The tuberculosis is a curable disease. (wrong)
Tuberculosis is a curable disease. (correct)

Focus:
Sometimes in language below given words are treated equally correct:
Mumps (correct)
The mumps (correct)
Plague (correct)

The plague (correct)
Measles (correct)
The measles (correct)
Flue (correct)
The flue (correct)

Exception:
If diseases are used in a particular sense, then THE can be used.
Typhoid caused due to bad water supply was very dangerous. (wrong)
The typhoid caused due to bad water supply was very dangerous. (correct)

10. THE is not used before the names of holiday or festivals.

The Diwali (wrong)
Diwali (correct)
The Holi (wrong)
Holi (correct)
The Republic Day (wrong)

Republic Day (correct)

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