But India is a proper name. India only refers to the country India. You don’t need to specify “which India?”. In the case of USA and UK, now, they are proper names but as the names also form a description rather than just the names, “the” is used.
Can we say the India?
We don’t say “the India” because there is no set of indias. An exception is when we say things like “the India of the eighteenth century” or “the India I remember.” Introducing the dimension of time creates a set of Indias.
Do we use the before India?
Why? We do not use ‘the’ with the names of countries. So, ‘the’ will not be used before India, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia. Exception: if the countries have the words ‘states, kingdom, republic’ we use ‘the’ before their name.
Which is correct an India or the India?
That way all are correct. You can use “The Indian” when you are referring to a specific person from India. “Indian” would be used when you are referring someone’s nationality. And an Indian talking about an Indian someone or something in general.
Is the India correct sentence?
The correct answer is ‘The whole of India knows me‘. ‘Whole’ is a determiner.
Why we dont say the India?
‘India’ is a proper noun and as per the rules of grammer proper nouns will not be preceded by ‘the’. ‘United States’ refer to a collective noun and we can use ‘the’ before it.
Why don’t we use the before India?
India is a proper noun i.e., a name. Proper nouns are not preceded by ‘the’. USA stands for United States of America which is a collective noun and hence the addition of ‘the’ before USA. ‘India’ is a proper noun.
Do you say the USA or USA?
The correct term is The(plural) United States of America or the USA. These United States… is also appropriate. USA is an abbreviation, you refer to it like you would the full word.
Why is USA called the USA?
On September 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for what had been called the “United Colonies.” The moniker United States of America has remained since then as a symbol of freedom and independence.
Is it in the UK or in UK?
In the UK is correct. for the countries that have geopolitical names like united, republic as well as for the countries which have the names ending with ‘s’, we use the article ‘THE’. In the UK is correct.
Do we use the before UK?
Yes, you do always use the definite article before “UK”, but in writing headlines and the like, certain articles are sometimes dropped for brevity.
Why we use the before UK?
We do prefix ‘the’ to ‘UK’ because ‘UK’ is shorthand for ‘the United Kingdom [of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]’. As this is an official country name we can use the definite article, e.g. ‘the United States [of America’, ‘the People’s Republic of China’, ‘the Kingdom of Thailand’ and so on.
Is India singular or plural?
“India” is one country, therefore it is singular.
Is I am from India correct?
They are all correct.
Are you Indian or are you an Indian?
Both are absolutely correct. “I am an Indian.” – using ‘Indian’ as a noun. “I am Indian.” – using it as an adjective.
Which thing is famous in India?
India Is Famous For Its Iconic Monuments
The spectacular Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Konark’s Sun Temple and Jaipur’s Hawa Mahal are some of the greatly admired monuments.
Do we use the before USA?
Usually, we do not use the definite article, the, before names of countries but we use the before “United States of America”.
Why we use the before Philippines?
Following the English grammar rule, the article ‘a’ and ‘an’ is only used to refer to a single object. THE Philippines is a group of islands, so therefore, it is more grammatically correct to say “THE PHILIPPINES” than “A PHILIPPINES”.
Why it is called the United States of America and not the India?
Originally Answered: Why do we call U.S The U.S.A and India not “The” India? Americas is called ‘The’ U.S.A. because it was formed by unition of 12 independent countries at the time of its independence in 1776. But India is a sovereign. Actually America was also under the British rule.
Can we use the before a country name?
Geographical Use of the Definite Article (The) With Country Names. Typically, the article the is not used before the names of countries and territories: Our flight to the China was canceled. Our flight to China was canceled.
Are determiners?
In grammar, a determiner is a word which is used at the beginning of a noun group to indicate, for example, which thing you are referring to or whether you are referring to one thing or several. Common English determiners are ‘a’, ‘the’, ‘some’, ‘this’, and ‘each’.