Articles with proper names
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the |
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Cities, states |
Paris, London, New Jersey, Ohio |
Exception: the Hague |
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Streets, squares, avenues, roads, boulevards |
Green Street, First Avenue, Peach Boulevard |
Exception: the Strand |
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Countries (use «the» when they have a plural name and are viewed as unions) |
Canada, France, Ukraine |
the Philippines, the United Kingdom
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(the) USA |
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Geographic areas (regions) |
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the Orient, the Middle East, the Crimea |
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Continents |
Europe, Asia, South America, Africa |
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Mountains, mountain peaks |
Mount Everest |
Exception: the Matterhorn |
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Mountain ranges |
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the Rocky Mountains, the Alps |
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Lakes |
Lake Michigan |
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Lakes when they form a set |
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the Great Lakes |
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Rivers |
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the Danube |
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Oceans and seas |
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the Atlantic Ocean, the Black Sea |
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Gulfs |
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the Gulf of Mexico |
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Bays |
San Francisco Bay |
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Canals |
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the Erie canal |
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Planets |
Mars, Venus |
Exceptions: the Sun, the Moon, (the) Earth |
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Separate islands |
Jamaica |
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Chains of islands |
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the Canary Islands |
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Deserts |
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the Gobi desert |
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Parks |
Central Park |
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Tourist attractions, famous buildings, monuments, |
Exception: Disneyland |
the White House, the National Gallery, |
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Museums, libraries |
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the Library of Congress |
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with universities, colleges, schools beginning with a proper noun |
Harvard University, Lambton college |
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with universities, colleges, schools beginning with «university», «school», «college» |
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the University of Virginia, the college of arts and sciences |
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Names of magazines |
Time magazine |
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Names of historic documents |
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the Treaty of Geneva |
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Names of wars (except World Wars) |
World War I |
the War of Independence |
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names of ships, Trains, airplanes |
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the Orient express |
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names of scientific methods: a) well-known and established (the) b) those still not recognized by everyone (Ø) |
Green method |
the Montessori method |
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proper names a) denoting family as a whole (the) as opposed To separate name (Ø) b) specifying maiden name (a) |
Ann Johnson |
the Johnsons |
She was a Brown before marriage. |
Exercise 7. Fill in the blanks with «the», «a», «an», or leave blank.
1. May I have a look at ___ book that I brought yesterday?
2. She is ___ chemist.
3. John likes __ rice.
4. Ann has decided to become ___ engineer, while Mike and Andrew would rather become __ geographers.
5. Where is ___ coffee that we bought last week?
6. ___ teachers want ___ students to succeed.
7. ___ water is essential for life.
8. Please pass ___ pepper.
9. ___ word processors can check ___ spelling.
10. In 1816 a Scottish natural philosopher invented ___ kaleidoscope.