Basic points about articles in English

ARTICLES

WITH“THE”;WITHOUT”THE”.

ARTICLES

10. vessels: the Titanic

the :

1. rivers : the Volga, the Thames, the Neva

11. hotels : the “Metropol”

2. mountains : the Caucasus, the Urals

12. newspapers: the Times, the Daily Mirror

3. seas : the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea

13. islands: the Bahames

4. oceans: the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean

14. nationalities: the Russians, the Germans, the Norwegians

5. parts of the world : the south, the north, the west, the east + the Far East, the Middle East

6. lakes : the Baikal ---- x Lake Baikal

7. gulf : the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Mexico

8. deserts : the Sahara Desert

9. channels : the British Channel

X without “the”

x

• countries: Italy, France
• cities/towns: London, Paris, Moscow
• before pronouns : his, my, your , this, we
• nouns in plural : cats, books, pens
• uncount.nouns : snow, love, milk
• names: Ann, Tom
• Mountain peaks : Elbrus, Everest
• streets : Green Street

9. squares: Red Square

10. parks : Central Park

11. universities: Oxford University, St Petersburg University

EXCEPTIONS

The United States of America (THE US)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (The UK)

The Netherlands

The Ukraine

The Crimea

The Congo

The Earth/ the Moon/ the Sun/ the environment

The Argentine

The Vatican