EPANDING THE CONTENT OF AN OUTLINE using notes.pptx
Use of articles (2)
1.
2. INSTITUTIONS
With school, university, hospital, prison, church :
1) NO ARTICLE: when we think about the institution and
what they are normally used for:
Ex.: His husband is in prison for bank robbery.
My son is in hospital. He’s really ill.
2) ARTICLE THE or A: when we talk about the building or
when we go as a visitor:
Ex.: The prison near my house is horrible.
I walk past the hospital every day on my way to work.
I was at the hospital visiting my son (I’m not a patient)
3. NAMES
NO articles:
With names of people or titles (Mr., Mrs., Doctor,
Princess, King, Queen).
Ex.: Queen Elizabeth is one of the most important
queens in the history of Britain.
Doctor Quinn is very well-known in the country.
BUT: ARTICLE THE with plural names of people:
Ex.: The Clintons are respected by the Americans.
4. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES:
NO ARTICLES
1) countries, cities, towns, continents, regions, states,
islands:
Ex.: He is from Hong Kong in China, Asia.
2) individual mountains and lakes:
Ex.: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the
world
Lake Titicaca is in Bolivia
3) roads, streets, parks, shops and restaurants
Ex.: Harrods is in Brompton Road, not far from
Hyde Park.
5. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES:
ARTICLE THE
1) Rivers, canals, seas, deserts, mountain ranges, island
groups (plural names):
Ex.: The River Danube flows into the Black Sea.
The Canary Islands and the Pyrénées are beautiful.
2) Plural nouns of countries or those that are a union of
states, regions, etc.:
Ex.: the UK, the US, the Netherlands, the Czeck Republic.
3) names of theatres, cinemas, galleries, museums and
hotels:
Ex.: The British Museum, The Ritz and the Odeon
Cinema are famous places in London.
