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Study the table below. The is used before The is omitted before · names of families (the Simpsons) · nationalities ending in -sh
| The is used before | The is omitted before |
| · names of families (the Simpsons) · nationalities ending in -sh, -ch or -ese (the Welsh, the Dutch, the Chinese etc). Other plural nationalities are used with or without the (the South Africans, the Swiss etc). · titles (the Pope, the Duke of Norfolk, the Queen). but: "The" is omitted before titles with proper names. Queen Alexandra · adjectives used as plural nouns (the old, the sick, the privileged, the deaf etc) and the superlative degree of adjectives/adverbs (the worst). She's the most sensible girl in the class. Note: "most" used as a determiner followed by a noun, does not take "the". Most children like animals. but: Of all European cities Rome has the most careful drivers. | · bed, church, college, court, hospital, prison, school, university, when we refer to the purpose for which they exist. John went to university. (He is a student.) but: His mother went to the university to see him last week. (She went to the university as a visitor.) Work (= place of work) never takes "the". She is at work. · the words home, Father/Mother when we talk about our own home/parents. Mother is at home. |
Fill in the gaps with the articles where necessary.
1. _____ Princess lives in _____ palace in _____ London.
2. Buckingham Palace is where _____ Queen of England officially lives.
3. The convict is in _____ prison on _____ outskirts of town.
4. _____ Duchess of York opened _____ new hospital in _____ centre of London.
5. _____ National Park was opened _____ last week by _____ mayor.
6. It was getting late, so we went to _____ bed.
7. He was taken to _____ hospital when he broke his leg.
8. Jenny works in _____ hospital in _____ centre of town.
9. Her brother has been to _____ prison twice for robbery.
10. Although he didn't go to _____ university, he's a very clever man.
11. There's a concert at _____ university tonight.
12. My grandmother was religious and went to _____ church every Sunday.
13. Sarah's not home - she's at _____ work.
14. After his accident he spent _____ month in _____ hospital.
15. I plan to study _____ French at _____ university _____ next year.
16. _____ Smiths have just bought a holiday home near _____ Lake Geneva.
/from “Round-up 6”, Virginia Evans/
Study the table below.
| The is used before | The is omitted before |
| · morning, afternoon, evening, night. I’ll be at work in the morning. but: at night, at noon, at midnight, by day/night, at 4 o'clock etc · only, last, first (used as adjectives). He was the only person to disagree. | · means of transport: by bus / by car / by tram / by plane etc but: in the car, on the bus train etc. He travelled by train. but: He left on the 6 o'clock train yesterday. · We say: flu/the flu, measles/the measles, mumps/the mumps but: He's got diabetes. /from “Round-up 6”, Virginia Evans/ |
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