Sort each place name — does it take 'the' or No Article? (Rivers, mountain ranges, oceans, and plural-country names DO take 'the'; most other place names do not.)
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the Ganga
Sri Lanka
the Nile
Rajasthan
Kerala
the Netherlands
the Indian Ocean
Chennai
the Himalayas
Takes 'the'
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No Article
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Sort each use of 'the' by WHY it is used — Already Mentioned (a noun named earlier in the same passage), Superlative (the best/biggest/most...), or Unique Thing (there is only one in the world).
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1I bought a kite; the kite flew away
2I saw a dog; the dog was barking
3the tallest building in the city
4the most difficult question on the test
5the Moon orbits the Earth
6the fastest runner in the school
7the Sun rises in the east
8the sky turned orange at dusk
Already Mentioned
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Superlative
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Unique Thing
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Sort each phrase by WHY it needs no article at all — Uncountable/Abstract Noun (general sense), Plural Noun (general sense), or Proper Noun.
