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Question

when you explain about something,,,,for example,you explain about an island near somewhere which is the only island around there. you know it is the only island but the person you are explaining to doesnt know what it is,and doesnt even know it is an island..... in this case how do you say?

like,,,(isalnd name) is an island close to,,,(in/around/near)?

or you use the article THE? if it is the only island? or an? cuz this is the first time you talk about the island and the person doent know about it?

my question may be hard to understand but hope you do

Answer 1

A lesson in basic English:
When referring to a common noun (Person, place, or thing) for the first time, we use the indefinite article 'a' (Or 'an', if the noun starts with a vowel.)
Repeat references would use the definite article 'the'.
Example:
Once upon a time, there was a kind King [ or an ugly witch ]who lived in India. The King was a wise old man.....The witch used to .....
Talking about collective nouns, we use 'the'.... like visiting THE United States of America, THE United Kingdom, etc.
Other nouns wont have 'the', like I was visiting Germany, visiting India, etc.
Specific places and things will have 'the', like seeing the Taj Mahal, the Nile, or the Niagara. Clear?

Answer 2

My head is spinning.

Leave out the "the".