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Grammar: The Definite Article – 'The'

October 20, 2025

GRAMATIKA. ŽYMIMASIS ARTIKELIS

1. Su būdvardžiais the last, the same, the only

Emily is the only child in their family.
Read the last sentence, please.

✅ Su šiais būdvardžiais visada vartojamas „the“.

2. Pradedant konkretų sakinį

The mistake Charles made was serious enough.

✅ Kai kalbame apie konkretų objektą ar situaciją, vartojamas „the“.

3. Kai prieš daiktavardį eina kelintinis skaitvardis

Give me the second umbrella.
Is the seventh word easy to translate?

✅ Ordinaliniai skaitvardžiai visada reikalauja „the“.

4. Po prielinksnių

James looked out of the window.
Ireland is a part of the British Isles.
There was not much snow on the tops of the mountains.

✅ „The“ vartojamas su žinomais objektais po prielinksnių.

5. Kai prieš daiktavardį eina aukščiausio laipsnio būdvardis

This isn’t the shortest road to the castle.
May is the most wonderful month of the year.

✅ Su aukščiausiojo laipsnio būdvardžiais visada vartojamas „the“.

6. Kalbant apie tautas

The Lithuanians – lietuviai
The English – anglai

✅ Su tautų pavadinimais, kai kalbama apie tautą apskritai, vartojamas „the“.

7. Šalutiniame pažymimajame sakinyje

That was the hotel we spent our holidays at.

✅ Kai minimas konkretus objektas, jau žinomas pašnekovams, vartojamas „the“.

8. Su daiktavardžiais, reiškiančiais vienintelius pasaulio objektus

the capital – sostinė
the sky – dangus
the world – pasaulis
the moon – mėnulis
the sun – saulė
the weather – oras

✅ Šie daiktai unikalūs, todėl visada rašomi su „the“.

9. Po įvardžių all, both

Both the films were interesting.
All the tourists wanted to see the churches in London.

✅ „The“ dažnai eina po „all“ ir „both“.

Exercises

Exercise 1Fill in 'the'

Add "the" where necessary:

  1. ___ sky is blue today.
  2. Emily is ___ only child in the family.
  3. Give me ___ second cup, please.
  4. He looked out of ___ window.
  5. It was ___ best day of my life.
  6. ___ English are famous for tea.
  7. We visited ___ hotel we talked about.
  8. All ___ tourists took photos.
  9. Both ___ cats are sleeping.
  10. ___ sun shines brightly.
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Exercise 2Choose the Correct Sentence

Choose the correct sentence:

  1. a) Sun is hot.
    b) The sun is hot.

  2. a) She read last page.
    b) She read the last page.

  3. a) We saw hotel we stayed at.
    b) We saw the hotel we stayed at.

  4. a) May is most wonderful month.
    b) May is the most wonderful month.

  5. a) Both films were long.
    b) Both the films were long.

Exercise 3Complete with 'the'

Insert "the" where needed:

  1. ___ capital of Lithuania is Vilnius.
  2. ___ moon looks beautiful tonight.
  3. Read ___ same sentence again.
  4. He is ___ tallest boy in the class.
  5. ___ mistake he made was small.

Exercise 4Translate to English

Translate into English using "the" correctly:

  1. Saulė šviečia ryškiai.
  2. Mėnulis matomas naktį.
  3. Mes aplankėme tą patį viešbutį.
  4. Skaityk paskutinį sakinį.
  5. Tai buvo geriausia diena.

Exercise 5Correct the Mistakes

Each sentence has a mistake. Rewrite it correctly.

  1. Sky is blue.
  2. He looked at mountain.
  3. All tourists were tired.
  4. She read last page.
  5. English love their gardens.

Exercise 6Match the Rules

Match the rule with the example:

Rule Example
Used with superlatives ___ best film
Used before ordinal numbers ___ second book
Used with unique objects ___ sun
Used after "both" Both ___ boys
Used with "the only" ___ only child

Exercise 7Complete the Sentences

Complete with the correct article or leave blank if not needed:

  1. ___ British Museum is in London.
  2. She is ___ same age as me.
  3. ___ weather is perfect today.
  4. We went to ___ Alps last year.
  5. ___ world is changing fast.

Exercise 8Short Writing Task

Write 5 short sentences using "the" correctly.
Example: The dog is sleeping on the bed.

Exercise 9Fill with 'the' or leave blank

Decide if you need "the" or not:

  1. I like ___ tennis.
  2. ___ temperature is low today.
  3. He is ___ president of our club.
  4. ___ horses are beautiful animals.
  5. She stayed at ___ same hotel.

Exercise 10Quiz Review

Answer briefly:

  1. When do we use "the" before an adjective?
  2. Give two examples with ordinal numbers.
  3. What article do we use before "sun" or "sky"?
  4. Is "the English" correct when speaking about the nation?
  5. Write one proverb that includes "the".
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