Put the necessary article before the names of the continents. Eating a certain article with geographic names

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"Secrets" of the use of articles in geography

There are two types of articles in English: defined and uncertain. Uncertain article isa or an. (if the word, in front of which it costs, begins with a vowel letter). He takes his beginning from the wordone. (one) and used before the names of the noun only number, while they must be calculated. Items that are used in which this type of article is used, uncertain by context and are unknown by the speaker and listener. In other words, this article means "some kind of", "one of the set".
Already out of the name it is clear that a certain articletheir The opposite is uncertain.Their happened from the wordtHIS (this). It can be used with nouns both the only number and multiple number, both with calculated and C are not credentials. The noun, in front of which a specific article is, is usually well known or understandable from the context to the listener.They means this is the most.

You will mistakenly think that if not suitablea (AN. ), then you can safely use the opposite type. However, it is not. In English, there are such cases when the article is not needed at all. Its absence in front of nouvenons is customary to be called the use of zero articles. Thus, it turns out that there are special rules for using each of the three types in English.
Today we will delete only those moments when we need a certain article before the names of rivers, oceans, lakes, countries, cities, etc.

Definite articletheir in geographic names

1. Before the next geographical names there is a need to put a certain article:

• Oceans
  The Indian Ocean.
• Seas
  The Black Sea.
• River
  The Amazon River.
• Lake
  The Retba.
• Channels
  The Suez Canal
• Straits
  The Bosphorus; The Dardanelles.
• Arrays and mountain chains
  The Rwenzori Mountains.
• Desert
  The Atacama Desert.
• Plains, Plateau, Canyons, Plateau, Highlands
  THE CENTRAL SIBERIAN PLATEAU
  The Iranian Plateau.

1. Before the names of countries where there are these words:

• kingdom - Kingdom
• union - Soyuz
• states - states
• republic - Republic
• federation - Federation
• commonwealth - Commonwealth

• THE REPUBLIC MOLDOVA.
  The Soviet Union.

1. Countries whose name is in the plural

• The Emirates.

1. Islands Groups (Archipelago)

• The Aldabra Group.

1. Parts of countries and 4 parts of light

• THE WEST OF ENGLAND
• The North (North); The East (East) etc.

1. Construction with pretextof. that have this kind:menantive noun + of + name your own

• THE CITY OF YORK (city of York)
• The Gulf of Alaska (Alaska Bay)

1. Before the names of countries, cities and continents, if with them there is an individualizing their definition

• The Russia of the 19th Century (Russia of the 19th Century)
• The Petersburg Of Dostoyevsky (St. Petersburg Dostoevsky)

When the ARTICLE THERE NOT NEED

Before the next geographical names, the use of a certain article will not need:

1. Parts of the world, provided that they are expressed through adjectives

• Northern (North); Eastern (Eastern); South-Eastern (Southeast)

1. Islands taken separately

• Shikotan, Crete.

1. Names of regions and countries that consist of one or two words

• ITALY, GREECE, NORTH CANADA

1. Mountains and vertices taken separately

• Mountain Athos, Mountain Rushmore, Makalu

1. Lakes, if together before the name is Lake (Lake)

• Lake Ritsa, Lake Victoria

1. Cities

• Paris, Madrid

1. Waterfalls

• Iguazu Falls, Angel Falls

1. Peninsula

• Labrador Peninsula, Florida Peninsula

1. Continents

• Europe, Asia.

1. States

• Texas; California.

However, there is no rules without exception. There is a small number of cases when, according to the rules with data in the list of geographical names, Articles are not needed, but they are exceptions from a number of rules, which is higher.

Exceptions

Before the following names, a certain article is set (but there is a tendency to omitting it):

Countries

the Ukraine - Ukraine

the Senegal - Senegal

(The) Lebanon - Lebanon

(The) Congo - Congo

the Argentine - (BUT: ARGENTINA) Argentina

the Vatican - Vatican

Provinces, regions, etc.

tHE CRIMEA - Crimea

the Caucasus - Caucasus

the TRANSVAAL - Transval

the RUHR - RUR

the Tyrol - Tyrol

the Riviera - Riviera

the SOAR - SAAR

Cities

the Hague - Hague

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Exercise on Artikli.

Exercise 1. Put the necessary article before the names of the aquatic spaces.

1 ___ LAKE GENEVA 2 ___ Pacific Ocean 3 ___ Nile 4 ___ English Channel 5 ___ Strait Of Dover 6 ___ DOVER STRAIT 7 ___ Victoria Falls 8 ___ NEVA. 9 ___ MEDITERRANEAN SEA 10 ___ INDIAN OCEAN

11 ___ BLACK SEA 12 ___ Great Lakes 13 ___ BOSPORUS. 14 ___ Persian Gulf 15 ___ Gulf of Guinea 16 ___ Persian Gulf 17 ___ Ontario. 18 ___ ATLANTIC OCEAN 19 ___ dnieper. 20 ___ Caspian SEA

Exercise 2.

Interesting Facts About Waterspaces.

1. ___ Bermuda Triangle IS Located in ___ Atlantic Ocean.
2. The Longest River of The World IS ___ Nile River.
3. The Lowest Lake of the World IS ___ Dead Sea, The Deepest Lake Is ___ Lake Baikal, The Longest Lake Is ___ Tanganyika.
4. ___ Lake Superior Is The Largest of ___ Great Lakes.
5. IN ___ ATLANTIC OCEAN, ___ AMERICAN MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS THE COMBINATION OF THE SEAS OF ___ GULF OF MEXICO AND ___ CARIBBEAN SEA.
6. ___ Victoria Falls Is the Largest Waterfall in the World. ___Tugela Falls is the World's Second Tallet. Europe's Highest Waterfall IS ___ Utigard in Norway.

Exercises for setting articles with the names of continents, countries, cities and villages.

Exercise 1. Put the necessary article before the names of the countries.

Exercise 3. Put the necessary article before the names of cities and villages

6 ___ ANCIENT MINSK 7 ___ Moscow of My Dreams 8 ___ Hague. 9 ___ Los-Angeles 10___ Paris.

Exercise 4. Insert the appropriate article in the sentence.

1. DURING OUR UNFORGETTABLE TOUR ACROSS ___ Europe We Visited Many Countries: ___ France, ___ Belgium and ____ NETHERLANDS IN ___ WESTERN EUROPE; ___ spain and ___ italy in ___southern europe; ___ Poland and ___Belarus In ___ Eastern Europe.
2. The Country I Liked Most of All Was ___ Amazing Italy. I GOT TO KNOW MUCH ABOUT ITS HISTORY AND CULTURE. During The Numerous Excursions, I Learned Than ___ Medieval Italy Was A Real Center of Art.
3. The Capital City of ___ Italy is ___rome. IT IS A CITY THAT IS FULL OF HISTORY. Walking In Its Streets You Can Easily Imagine ___ Rome of Ancient Times, Because There Are A Lot of Historical Evidence of Those Times.
4. ___ Rome of Today IS A Modern Beautiful City with Charming and Hospitable Inhabitants and a Lot of Tourists That Are Eager to Do The Sightseeing and To Visit ___ vatican.
5. Next Year I Want To Visit ____ South America and To ____ Buenos Aires in ____ Argentine.

Exercises for setting articles with the names of the islands and peninsulas.

Exercise 1. Put the necessary article before the names of the islands and peninsulas.

1 ___ Channel Islands 2 ___ isle of man 3 ___ ISLES OF SCILLY 4 ___ madagascar 5 ___ Philippines. 6 ___ Potton Island 7 ___ CANADIAN Arctic Archipelago

8 ___ Aupouri Peninsula 9 ___ kamchatka. 10 ___ Arabian Peninsula 11 ___ Hokkaido. 12 ___ British Islands 13 ___ Greenland. 14 ___ NEW GINEA

Exercise 2

1. ___ Island of Madeira Is Historically Portuguese Territory.
2. ___ Arctic Archipelago Extends from Canada to the Northernmost of ___ ELLESMERE Island.
3. A Journey to ___ Greenland May Appear to Be Unbelievable Interesting.
4. ___ Virgin Islands, Also Known AS ___ British Virgin Islands or ___bvi, IS A British Territory to the East of Puerto Rico. The Islands Make Up Considerable Part of ___ Virgin Islands Archipelago; The Remaining Islands Make Up ___ US Virgin Islands and ___ Spanish Virgin Islands.
5. ___ BORNEO IS SITUATED IN THE WATERS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

Exercises for setting articles before the names of the mountains, hills, volcanoes.

Exercise 1. Put the necessary article before the names of the mountains, hills and volcanoes.

1 ___ Ben Nevis 2 ___ Urals. 3 ___ Everest. 4 ___ Etna. 5 ___ Volcano Etna 6 ___ Kilauea Volcano

7 ___Telegraph Hill 8 ___ Stelvio Pass 9 ___ ELBRUS. 10 ___ Alps. 11 ___ Himalayas. 12___ Himalayan Range.

Exercise 2 . Insert the appropriate article in the sentence.

1. ___ HIMALAYAN RANGE IS Home to the Highest Peaks, Including ___ Mount Everest. ___ HIMALAYAS INCLUDE More THAN A HUNDRED MOUNTAINS EXCEEDING 7,200 METRES. By Contrast, The Highest Peak Outside Asia - ___ ACONCAGUA, IN ___ ANDES - IS 6,961 METRES TALL.
2. ___ Bakanovi Volcano IS An Already Extinct Volcano Situated 16 Km East of ___ Bagana Volcano.
3. ___ Victory Peak Is a Mountain In___ Eastern Kakshaal Range of ____ Tien Shan.
4. ___ CHOGORI IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAK IN ___ KARAKORAM RANGE. ___ mt. CHOGORI RISES TO 8,611 M AND IS THE SECOND HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD AFTER ____ Chomolungma.

Article with the names of regions, regions and natural natural objects. Exercises.

Exercise 1. Put the necessary article before the names of the regions and natural regions.

1 ___ Tibetan Plateau 2 ___ Middle East 3 ___ SOUTH OF ITALY 4 ___ Sahara. 5 ___ Great Plains 6 ___ Silicon Valley

7 ___ Grand Canyon 8 ___ Mississippi Valley 9 ___ CAPE CANAVERAL 10 ___ Quebec. 11 ___ Latin America 12 ___ Central Asia

Exercise 2. Insert the appropriate article in the sentence.

1. ___ Death Valley IS Located Near The Border of ___california and ___nevada, in ___ Great Basin.
2. There Are Two Lighthouses Near or in ___ Cape Horn.
3. ___ Texas Is The Second Most Populous (After ___ California) And The Second-Largest (After___ Alaska) State. Located in ___ South Central Part of the Country, ___TEXAS BORDERS ON ___ MEXICAN STATES OF ___ Chihuahua, ___ Coahuila, ___Nuevo León, and ___ Tamaulipas to ___ South.
4. ___ Gobi Covers Part of ___ Northern and ___Northwestern China, And Part of ___Southern Mongolia. ___ Gobi Is Bounded by ___ Hexi Corridor and ___Tibetan Plateau to ___ Southwest, By___ North China Plain to ___Southeast. ___ GOBI IS NOTABLE IN HISTORY AS PART OF ___ SILK ROAD.

Exercises for setting articles with parts of light, directions and poles.

Exercise 1. Insert the appropriate article in the sentence.

1. ___ North Pole Is Also Known as ___ Geographic North Pole Or ___terrestrial North Pole IT IS Defined AS The Point In ___ Northern Hemisphere Where ___ Earth "S Axis of Rotation Meets Its Surface. Don't Confuse it WITH ___ North Magnetic Pole.
2. ___EAST IS One of the Four Compass Points. IT IS The Opposite of ___West and IS Perpendicular to___ North and ___south.
3. We Went From ___ East to ___West
4. ___ North Pole Lies Diametrically Opposite ___ South Pole
5. My Dwelling IS IN ___ South of the Country.
6. Go straight ___ north.

Summarizing exercises on the topic of articles before geographic names.

Exercise 1. Put the necessary article.

1 ___ Andes. 2 ___ CRIMEA. 3 ___ Lenin Peak 4 ___ Panama Canal 5 ___ Antarctic Continent 6 ___ dublin. 7 ___ Havana. 8 ___ Hudson Bay 9 ___ Gibraltar. 10 ___ Everest 11 ___ sakhalin. 12 ___ kalaahari desert 13 ___ Bahamasas. 14 ___ Great Bear Lake

15 ___ Persian Gulf 16 ___ Maldives. 17 ___ Antilles. 18 ___ Bay of Bengal 19 ___ new zealand 20 ___ hawaiian isles 21 ___ Caucasus. 22 ___ Arctic Ocean 23 ___ Sahara. 24 ___ Central America 25 ___ Asia 26 ___ North Pole 27 ___ Pacific Ocean 28 ___ Corsica.

Exercise 2. Insert the appropriate article in the sentence.

1. ___ EUROPE IS BORDERED TOWARS THE NORTH By ____ Arctic Ocean, Towards ___ South By ___ Mediterranean Sea and ___ Black Sea, Towards ___ West by ___ Atlantic Ocean and ___ East by ___ Asia.
2. The Largest Fresh Water Lake In ___ Europe is ___ Lake Ladoga In ___ North-Western Russia.
3. WE "VE BOOKED A HOLIDAY FOR THREE WEEKS IN ___ CANARY ISLANDS.
4. Located to _____ East of ___ Mariana Islands In ___ Western Pacific Ocean, ___ Mariana Trench Is The Deepest Known Area.
5. ___ Astrachan Is Located on ___caspian SEA.
6. ONCE I WENT FOR MY HOLIDAYS TO ___ LAKE BAIKAL. IT Was Great!
7. IN ___NORTH OF ___ BRITAIN THERE ARE HIGHER LANDS AND MOUNTAINS.
8. ___ Pennines IS A Chain of Mountains Which Is Known As The Backbone of ___England.
9. The Longest River In ___United States Is ___Mississippi.
10. ___ Urals Divide ___asia and ___europe.
11. ___ APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS IN ___UNITED STATES ARE VERY OLD.
12. Which Is Longer: ___ volga or ___danube?
13. Is ___ EVEREST THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN WORLD?
14. Is ___ AMSTERDAM IN ___ UNITED STATES OR IN ___ NETHERLANDS?
15. ___ LOCH NESS IS A LAKE IN ___ SCOTLAND.
16. I Went To ___ France Last Year, But i Haven't Been To ___ NETHERLANDS YET
17. ___ USA Is the Fourth Largest Country in the World After ___ RUSSIA, ___ Canada and ___Republic of _-- China.
18. ___ English Channel Is Between ___ Great Britain and ___ France.
19. ___ Thames Flows Through ___ London.
20. ___ UNITED KINGDOM INCLUDES ___ GREAT BRITAIN AND ___ NORTHERN IRELAND.

Uncertain article with nominal noun

So, once again repeat: an indefinite A / AN article is used only before the external nouns in the singular. This must be remembered.

Nennaya names are nouns names denoting the name (common name) of a whole class of objects and phenomena with a certain common set of features, and calling objects or phenomena for their belonging to such a class. Nennaya names are signs of linguistic concepts and are opposed to their own names. The transition of nominal names to its own is accompanied by a loss of a language concept (for example, "Desna" from "Desna" - "Right"). Nennaya names are concrete (table), distracted, or abstract (love), real, or material (sugar), and collective (student student).

There are several cases of consumption of an indefinite article with nominal noun. Consider each of them in more detail.

1. If the noun is mentioned for the first time, then after the turnover of There IS / Will Be, and also after the designs of this IS and Have Got, an uncertain article A / AN is used:

There Was a Big Garden Behind The House.

I Have Got A Car.

2. In the meaning of any, everyone, each:

A Pupil Must Do Homework.

A Car Is a Comfortable Means of Transport.

3. With the designation of the profession or when describing the characteristic properties:

My Mother Is a Doctor.

She is a Kind Person.

IT "S A Nice Film.

4. In exclamation deals after What, Such:

What a nice day!

HE IS SUCH A CLEVER BOY!

5. In the meaning one:

I "LL BE Back in An Hour.

I Work Eight Hours a Day.

6. In a number of sustainable expressions denoting one-time:

to make a mistake - make a mistake

to take a seat - sit

to Give SMB a lift - make up

to go for a walk - go for a walk

to Catch a Cold - Cook

to Give A Look - take a look

to Have a Rest - relax

Certain article with geographic names

There are several cases of consumption of a certain article with geographic names.

Article is not used:

in the names of parts of light and continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North (South) America

with the names of the regions: Latin America, Northern Africa, South-East Asia

in the names of countries: Great Britain, England, Russia

in the names of cities: London, Moscow, Paris

in the names of some lakes, if the word Lake: Lake Seliger, Lake Baikal

in the names of mountain peaks and some islands: Everest, Elbrus, Cyprus, Cuba

Certain article is used:

cAUCASUS, THE MIDDLE EAST, THE CAUCASUS, THE MIDDLE EAST, THE CAUCASUS, THE MIDDLE EAST, THE CAUCASUS, THE ANTARCTIC, THE CRIMEA, THE LAKE DISTIRICT

in the official names of countries. With Fedation, Republic, Union, State, Kingdom: The Russian Federation, The German Republic, The United States Of America, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

in the names of countries in the plural: The Netherlands, The Philippines

in the names of rivers, seas, oceans, straits, lakes, canals, waterfalls: The Atlantic Ocean, The Black Sea, The Thames, The Suez Canal, The Niagara Falls

in the names of the desert, mountain chains and island groups: The Sahara Desert, The Pamir, The Urals, The Hawaii, The Bermudas

Exceptions:

certain article is used in the names of some countries: The Vatican, The United States of America, The United Arab Emirates, The Commonwealth of Independent States, The Congo, The Lebanon, The Hague.

Articles with names, surnames, titles

Article is not used if:

the word precedes the word denoting the name or surname of the person: Tom Sawyer, Mr Brown, Old John, Little Tommy;

before the name of the stations, the title, Profession: Miss Marple, Professor Higgins, Doctor Watson, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Lord Byron, Admiral Nelson.

Article the is used if:

we are talking about all family members: The Browns, The Smiths.

The Browns Will Visit US NEXT WEEK.

it is consumed in the meaning:

Is this man the poirit?

Article A is used if:

we are talking about one of the family members:

He is a true rockfeller.

it is used in a certain value:

There Is a Mr Brown Waiting for You.

the name indicates the work or a premium:

He Has Got A Renoir in His Collection.

This Film Won An Oscar.

Seating articles with geographic names

The use of articles with geographic names is only part of the topic "Articles with own names". With geographic names, we use either a certain article, or the lack of article as such. To clearly figure out, in what options the article should be put in English, and in what no, it is necessary to divide all cases into two large groups and in the examples to see how to act in one situation or another. I dare notice that the examples you have to remember that at the right time competently use this or that word. One small nuance - on geographic maps titles is made without article.

A certain article is used with geographic names that are denoted:

Light side (Cardinal Points):

the North (North)

the South (South)

the East (East)

the West (West)

But note that if you refer to the direction, a certain article with a geographical name is not needed.

Poles, Hemisphere (Poles, Hemispheres):

the North Pole (North Pole)

the South Pole (South Pole)

the Western Hemisphere (Western Hemisphere)

the Eastern Hemisphere (Eastern Hemisphere)

the Arctic (Arctic)

the Antarctic (Antarctica)

Regions (Regions):

the Far East (Far East)

tHE NORTH OF CANADA (North Canada)

the Middle East (Middle East)

tHE HIGHLANDS (North-West Scotland)

tHE SOUTH OF ENGLAND (SOUTH OF England)

tHE CRIMEA (Crimea)

the Caucasus (Caucasus)

Countries whose names are nouns in a plural (country):

the Philippines (Philippines)

the Netherlands (Netherlands)

the UNITES STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

tHE BALTIC STATES (Baltic States)

Countries in the title of which are present - Kingdom (Kingdom), Republic (Republic), Union (Soyuz), Federation (Federation):

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

tHE KINGDOM OF DENMARK (Kingdom of Denmark)

the United Arab Emirates (United Arab Emirates)

the Republic of Cuba (Cuba)

tHE GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC (German Federative Republic)

tHE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Russian Federation)

tHE CZECH REPUBLIC (Czech Republic)

the People's Republic of China (People's Republic of China)

Oceans (Oceans), Straits, Sea (SEAS), Rivers (Rivers), Channels (Waterfalls), Falls (Currents):

the Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)

the Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)

tHE INDIAN OCEAN (Indian Ocean)

tHE BLACK SEA (Black Sea)

the Dead Sea (Dead Sea)

tHE RED SEA (Red Sea)

the Thames (Thames)

tHE VOLGA (Volga)

the don (Don)

tHE SUEZ CANAL (Suez Canal)

the Victoria Fall (Victoria Waterfall)

the Niagara Fall (Niagara Falls)

the Strait of Magellan (Magellan Strait)

the Bosporus (Bosphorus Strait)

the Bering Strait (Bering Strait)

the English Channel (La Mans)

the Panama Canal (Panama Canal)

the Strait Of Dover (Dudrock Strait / Pa de Calais)

the Strait of Gibraltar (Gibraltar Strait)

the Amazon (Amazon)

tHE NILE (NIL)

the Gulf Stream (Golf Stream)

the Sea Of Japan (Japanese Sea)

Peninsulas, Capes (Capes):

the Indocesese Peninsula (Indochina Peninsula)

tHE BALKAN PENINSULA (Balkan Peninsula)

tHE IBERIAN PENINSULA (Pyrenean Peninsula)

tHE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (Cape of Good Hope)

Cape Horn (Cape Gorn)

Cape Chelyuskin (Cape Chelyuskin)

Groups of Lakes:

the Great Lakes (Great Lakes)

the Seliger (Seliger)

the Great Salt Lake (Large Salt Lake)

But

if the word is used next to the name of the lakelake A certain article with a geographical name here is not needed:

Lake Baikal (Lake Baikal)

Lake Ontario (Ontario Lake)

Lake Geneva (Lake Geneva)

GROUPS OF ISLANDS:

the Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)

the Canaries (Canaras)

the British Isles (British Islands)

the Bahamas (Bahamas)

the Azores (Azores)

tHE FALKLAND ISLANDS (Falkland Islands)

Mountains (Chains of Mountains), Hills (Hills):

tHE BLACK HILLS (Black Hills)

the Apennines (Apennins)

tHE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (Rocky Mountains)

the Andes (Andes)

the Urals (Ural Mountains)

the Alps (Alps)

the Himalayas (Himalayas)

But: Capitol Hill (Capitol Hill)

Plains (plains.), valleys (valleys.), desert (deserts.):

tHE GREAT PLAINS (Plateau Great Plains)

the Mississippi Valley (Mississippi Valley)

tHE SAHARA DESERT (Sugar Desert)

the Kara-Kum (Karakum Desert)

the Kalahari Desert (Kalahari)

tHE ARABIAN DESERT (Arabian Desert)

Exceptions:

Death Valley (Death Valley)

Silicon Valley (Silicon Valley)

Bays (Gulfs / Bays). A certain article is used in the design with a pretext of. If it is not, the article is not needed:

the Gulf of Mexico (Mexican Bay)

tHE GULF OF FINLAND (Finnish Bay)

the Gulf of Aden (Aden Bay)

the Bay of Bengal (Bengal Bay)

Persian Gulf (Persian Bay)

Hudson Bay (Hudson Bay)

San Francisco Bay (San Francisco Bay)

This is only part of geographical names that are used with a certain article in English. But a small list of these same names that do not require an article.

Without articles, used:

Continents names:

EUROPE (Europe)

Africa (Africa)

South America (South America)

North America (North America)

Australia (Australia)

Countries whose names are nouns in the singular city (cities.), sat (villages.), states (states.), provinces (provinces.):

Ukraine (Ukraine)

France (France)

Spain (Spain)

California (California)

London (London)

Beijing (Beijing)

Balabino (Balabino)

Florida (Florida)

Quebec (Quebec)

Exceptions:

tHE HAGUE (Hague)

the Vatican (Vatican)

the Congo (Congo)

As well as when using the "The City of" design:

tHE CITY OF MOSCOW (Moscow)

tHE CITY OF ROME (Rome City)

Names of individual islands (Islands), Mountains (Mountains), volcanoes (Volcanoes):

Greenland (Greenland)

Cyprus (Cyprus)

Madagascar (Madagascar)

Jamaica (Jamaica)

Vesuvius (Vesuvius)

MOUNT GOVERLA (Goverla)

ELBRUS (Elbrus)

Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro)

Volcano Etna (Etna Vulcan)

Fujiyama (Fujiima)

Pay attention to this moment: if the geographical name has an individualizing or descriptive definition, then this name will be used with a certain or uncertain article, respectively. For example:

This Isn't The Moscow i Used to Love. - This is not the Moscow, which I once loved.

There Will Always Be An England for Me. - There will always be England for me.

Artikli. Present a special difficulty for learning English, because there are no in Russian. In English, they also inform additional information about the noun, facing. One of my teacher said that for the British a noun without article - it's like "naked." Here is a fun comparison. Therefore, it is always better to put article (There are only two of them: a -uncertain , The -defined) than not to put at all. If you do not put an article, always be prepared to explain "Why?". So, let's start with the Article The.

Part 1. The theory. Artist The Geographical Names / Grammar Point: The With Geographical Names

1.1 . Article their Not consumed

Rule 1. Before names countries and continents

Exceptions:

the RUN (THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
The UK (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
The USA (The United States of America)
The Netherlands - Netherlands (Holland - the informal name of this country)
The Irish Republic.
The Chech Republic.
The Philippines.
The United Arab Emirates,

Rule 1.1. (optional)Without article Theirthe following geographic names are used:

Europe, Eurasia, Antarctica, Central Asia, North (South) America, Latin America, South-East Asia, Northern Africa, Western (Eastern Siberia), Siberia, etc.

Exceptions: The CRIMEA (Crimea), The Far East, The Middle East, The Midland s., The Highland. s., The Lowlands (Collective Article Function their, see the end -S. at the end)

Rule 2. With names Cities article their Not consumed

An exception: The Hague -Gagaga

Remember: The Haague IS in the Netherlands

1.2. Article their Used:

Rule 3.. Before names aspects of light (since they are the only in the world)

the East, The West, The South, The North

Rule 4.. In front of noun denotes type of geographical landscape

The Seaside - Coast
The Coast - Shore
The Country - Countryside, Village
THE COUNTRYSIDE - Countryside
The Forest - Forest
The Wood (S) - Forest
The Mountains- Mountains
The Jungle Jungle

Rule 5.. Before names of aquatic space: oceans, seas, rivers, canals, straits, lakes, besides bays.

The Atlantic Ocean - Atlantic Ocean
THE RED SEA - Red Sea
The Volga - Volga (River)
The Panama Canal - Panama Canal
The English Channel - Strait of La Mans
The Gulf Stream - Golf Stream
The Baikal (The Baikal Lake) - Baikal (Lake)

But Lake Baikal, Lake Seliger

Exceptions: Names of the bays

Hudson Bay - Hudson Bay

Rule 6.. Before names mountain chains and archipelagos of the islands (Collective Article Function their, see the end -S. at the end)

the Urals, The Caucasus, The Rocky Mountains, The British Isles, The Kurilas

Exceptions:
Mountain peaks of Elbrus, Everest, Ben Nevis, etc.
Single Islands Cuba, Cyprus, Haiti, etc.

Rule 7.. Before names desert: THE GOBI, THE SAHARA, THE KARA-KUM, THE KALAHARI

PART 2. Practice of consumption of articles The Geographical names / Practice The Basic Use of The With Geographical Names

1. Check Yourself. Are you good at using the article "The"?

The (+, -)	Geographical Name.	Your example.
	continents.
	countries.
	countries -Exceptions (4)
	cities.
	oceans and Seas.
	rivers.
	lakes.
	mountain Ranges / Chains
	single Mountains.
	groups of Islands.
	single Islands.
	deserts.

2. Complete The Text WITH theirwhere undecery.

British Isles Are A Group of _____ ISLANDS IN ____ North SEA ON ____ Atlantic Coast of ___ EUROPE.
___ TWO LARGEST ISLANDS ARE CALLED ___ BRITAIN AND ___ IRELAND. ___Ireland Is Divided INTO ___ TWO COUNTRIES: ___ IRISH REPUBLIC AND ___NORTHERN IRELAND WHICH IS PART OF ___ UNITED KINGDOM. ___ Two Islands Are separated by ____irish sea.

3. Translate The Geographical Names FROM №2.

Lesson 9. Consumption of articles (continued)

In this lesson, consider the use of articles with your own names. How do you remember, in English two articles: defined and vague. And we can talk about the so-called "zero" articture, that is, about cases when the article is not used.

We have already noted in the Elementary level lessons that the article performs a senseless function. The presence or absence of an article can strongly affect the transfer of the proposal. Article is the most ambiguous thing in English grammar. Article more than other grammatical phenomena is used "by intuition." And to develop this intuition, you need to know the basic rules for the use of articles and exceptions. Only after that you can freely navigate in articles.

Interestingly, the article can be used (or not to use) even when it is prohibited by the rules! But only if you can explain why You used this or that article. In newspapers and other literary sources you will meet such moments of using articles that have not been described in textbooks. And most often it will not be a mistake. Just not everything is considered in the textbooks.

Possessing strong basic knowledge, you can easily understand the nuances of the use of articles. In the case of geographic names and names, it is impossible to say that the article is used only so, and not otherwise. Therefore, when explaining the rules is added "as a rule" or "usually".

This lesson is given information about the classic use of article.

Topic 1. Repetition. Seating articles with geographic names

As you already know, with the names of the countries and the city of Artikli, as a rule, are not used.

But, there are exceptions:

1. THE HAGUE (Hague)

   countries (for historical reasons):

   The Sudan, The Yemen, The Argentina - these names of countries can be used without article. Also The Netherlands (Netherlands), since in the title for historical reasons there is a plural.

   The Philippines (in essence, this is the name of the islands group)

   Countries, in the title of which there are terms such as States, Republic, Federation, Kingdom ... That is, not your own names: The United States of America, The United Kingdom, The Russian Federation. With the abbreviations of these names, a certain article is also used: The USSR.

   Note

   A certain and indefinite articture can be used with the names of cities and countries, but only with a special context.

   IT WAS THE PARIS OF MY YOUTH. It was (the same) Paris of my youth.

   "Of My YouTh" is the context you need to use a specific article.

   WHEN HE RETURNED TWENTY YEARS LATER, HE FOUND A NEW AMERICA. - When he returned 20 years later, he discovered (some) New America.

The names of the continents, (floor) of the islands, mountains, deserts and regions.

As a rule, when in the geographical name there is an end of -S, that is, a hint of a plural, then a certain article is used with it.

1. Continental names: Africa, Europe, America. Even if the definitions are worth the definitions before these names, the article still does not put: Western Europe, Southern America.

   Mountain chains and ridges: The Urals, The Alps, The Andes.

   Before the name of the groups of the islands, a certain article is always underway: The Canaries (Canary Islands), The Kuriles (Kuril Islands).

   If there is only the name of the peninsula, it is used without article.

   Kamchatka IS Famous for Its Geysers.

   If, after the name, Peninsular (Peninsula) is present, then a certain article is already installed before the title.

   The Taimyr Peninsular IS A Very Cold Place.

   The names of individual mountain peaks and islands are used without articles.

   The mountains: ELBRUS, Everest; Haiti, Cuba, Kilimanjaro.

   The name of some regions for historical reasons is used with a specific article: The Crimea, The Caucasus, The Ruhr, The Tyrol.

   When a multiple number is present in the title of the region, or the name is nominated, then, as a rule, a specific article is used with such names: The Highlands, The Lake District, The Far East.