the use of the definite article "the"

1. The Definite
Article
with
Proper Nouns

2. I. Geographical names
 Water bodies
The Atlantic Ocean,
The Nile, the Thames,
The English Channel,
The Niagara Falls ( but :Kalambo Falls)
The Ontario, the Baikal (but: Lake Ontario,
Lake Baikal). !!! The Great Lakes

3.  Mountain chains
The Caucasus,
The Alps,
The Urals
But: Elbrus, Everest,
Montblanc, Fuji

4.  Island groups
The Azores, the Berbudas, the British Isles
But: Madagascar, Sicily,
Corfu

5.  Deserts
The Sahara, the Victoria,
the Great Sandy Desert,
the Goby

6.  Names of countries consisting of
several words
The USA, the UK, the British Empire, the
Republic of Belarus.
and the Congo, the Netherlands,
the Sudan, the Philippines, the Argentine,
the Vatican

7.  Parts of the world
and areas
The North Pole, the South Pole, the
Arctic, the Middle East, the Mid-West, the
Crimea, the North of England

8. II. Cultural Objects
 Museums, theatres, cinemas
The British Museum, the Louvre,
the Hermitage, the Opera and Ballet House,
the Odeon, the Mir

9.  Hotels, pubs, restaurants,
banks
The Hilton, the Savoy, the Zhuravinka,
the Swan (pub), the World Bank
but: Maxim’s,
MacDonalds (restaurants),
Lloyd’s Bank, Harrods,
Selfridges (shops)

10.  Sports events, names
of orchestras, bands
The Olympic Games,
the World Cup, the Cup Final;
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the
Beatles, the Rolling Stones
but: Wimbledon, Henley; ABBA

11.  Names of ships, trains, newspapers
The Titanic, the Avrora, the Orient Express;
the Times, the Guardian, the Daily Worker

12.  Geographical names including
“of-phrase”
The city of London, the Gulf of Mexico, the
Isle of White, the Tower of England, the
Museum of Modern Art

13. Choose the right sentence
 Such English names as the Odeon, the
Hilton, the Plaza, the British Museum, the
Tate Gallery, the Titanic, the Times are
known to many people all over the world.
 Such English names as
Odeon, Hilton, Plaza, British
Museum, Tate Gallery, Titanic, Times are
known to many people all over world.

14. Use the article if necessary
 …Statue of Liberty was …gift of friendship
from … France to … United States.
a) The, a, -, the b) -,a, the , the
c) A, a, -,-

15.  …Pamirs, which we call …Roof of …
World are in …Asia.
a) -, -, the,- b) The, the, the, -
c) The, -, the, -

16. Fill in the articles if
necessary
 We took a trip around … London and
 We took Houses of Parliament, … and
saw … a trip around London Tower
saw London, …Hide Park, … Trafalgar
of the Houses of Parliament, the
Tower ofand many other sights in … West
Square London, Hide Park,
end.
Trafalgar Square and many other
sights in the West end.

17.  …Montblanс is … highest peak of … Alps.
 Montblanс is the highest peak of the
Alps.
… National Gallery faces … Trafalgar
Square.
The National Gallery faces
Trafalgar Square.

18.  The Caucasus Mountains lie between
 … Caucasus Mountains lie between …
the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
Black Sea and … Caspian Sea.
 …Manila is … capital of … Philippines.
 Manila is the capital of the Philippines.
 …Lake Erie is one of … five Great Lakes
 in … North is one of the five Great Lakes
Lake Erie America.
in North America.

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