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Definite article with geographical names

Lipovac Tatjana

We do not use articles with continents, e.g.

EuropeAsiaNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAfricaAustralia

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We do not usually use articles with geographical areas, e.g.

Eastern EuropeWestern EuropeCentral AmericaSiberia

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But “the” is used with:

the North Polethe South Polethe Far Eastthe Middle East

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We do not use articles with names of countries:

SerbiaItalyEnglandSpainGermany

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Exceptions:

The NetherlandsThe UkraineThe SudanThe Vatican CityThe Czech Republic

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We do not use articles with the names of cities, towns, villages:

RomeBelgradeLondonMadrid

Exception: The Hague

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We do not use articles with the names of:

streetsavenueshighways

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We use “ the” with the names of rivers, seas and oceans:

The DanubeThe DrinaThe MediterraneanThe Pacific ocea

but not with the names of lakes

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We use “ the” with the names of mountain ranges:

The AlpsThe Himalayas

but not with single mountains

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We use “ the” with the names of island groups:

The Bahamas

but not with single mountains.

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Exercise:Put in 'the' or /:

1) They visited a village in ___ Andes.

2) They went to ___ Philippines on their honeymoon.

3) ___ Vatican City is in Italy.

4) Have you ever seen ___ Mount Fuji?

5) ___ Azores are a group of islands in the Atlantic.

6) She went to ___United Kingdom to study English.

7) They drove round ___Corsica.

8) ___ Australia is a really enormous place.

9) What countries share a border with ___ Norway?

10) ___ Greece gets very, very hot in the summer.

11) ___ Baffin Island is part of Canada.

12)I've never been to ___ United States.

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13) We went to___ Czech Republic and stayed in Dublin.14) She comes from ___ Netherlands.15) ___ Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.16) She always loved skiing in ___ Alps.17) He used to work in ___ India.18) I often go on holiday to ___ Canary Islands.19) Does ___ England have many big cities?20) They loved visiting ___ Serbia.