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Article | Rules/Examples | Notes |
ZERO article | 1. Streets, squares and parks: Oxford Street, Wall Street, Trafalgar Square, Central Park, Hyde Park | But: the High Street, the Mall, the Main Street, the Strand, the Avenue |
2. Airports and railway stations: Heathrow (Airport), Gatwick (Airport), Waterloo (Station) | ||
3. Bridges: Tower Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge | But: the Golden Gate Bridge, the Severn Bridge, the Bridge of Sighs, the Forth Bridge | |
4. Religious (churches, cathedrals and abbeys) and official buildings: Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul’s Cathedral | But: the White House, the Royal Exchange, the Old Bailey, the Tower, the Mansion House | |
5. E ducational establishments (universities, colleges): Merton College, Cambridge University, Oxford University, Harvard University | But: the University of York, the Higher School of Economics | |
6. Magazines and journals: New Scientist, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping | But: the Journal of American Psychology, the Spectator | |
7. Festivals: Christmas, Easter, Lent, Carnival, Ramadan, Mother’s Day, St Valentine’s Day | ||
The definite article Special cases | 1. Museums, galleries, theatres and cinemas: the Tate Gallery, the British Museum, the Odeon, the Globe | |
2. Hotels, restaurants and pubs: the Ritz, the Royal Oak | But: Luigi’s, Matilda’s Restaurant (person’s name) | |
3. Ships, trains: the Titanic, the Queen Elizabeth, the Orient Express | But:zero article for spacecraft: Challenger, Apollo 17 | |
4. Newspapers: the Times, the Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, the Economist (published in England) | But: Today Foreign newspapers: Pravda, Zvezda, Le Monde, Der Spiegel | |
5. Sporting events: the Olympic Games, the World Cup * zero article for names which are taken from the place where the event occurs: Wimbledon (tennis), Ascot and Epsom (horse-racing), Henley (rowing) | But: I’ve never been to a Cup Final. (one particular case) | |
6. Organizations and political institutions: the House of Commons, the Senate, the Cabinet the Labour Party, the United Nations, the BBC, the FBI *Abbreviations pronounced as one word take zero article: NATO, OPEC, UNICEF | But: (British) Parliament, (American) Congress |
In-Class Practice
Ex 1. Choose the correct article.
1. I'm looking for a/the Mr. Silver," she answered, jumping off her bike. — "Well, you've found him," the man said, "I'm a/- Mr. Silver."
2. — You are a/- real Don Juan!
3. David was shocked. " That's not the/- Emma I know."
4. A/- dear old Marion! No words can tell how I miss you!
5. Now I do recognize a/the practical, sensible Tess, the Woman Who Got Things Done.
6. Amelia told me she had made a will. "It's all for the/- Catherine. She is a/the Silver. The last of the/- Silvers. And the land I'm leaving for her has belonged to the/- Silvers for almost two hundred years."
7. Would you recognize a/- Shagal from a/- Malevich?
8. — Is the /- Father in? — Not yet, but the /- Mother and the /- Aunt have just come.
9. Was the meeting of the/- President and the /- Prime Minister unofficial?
10. He glanced at the list of her art collection: Sisleys, Renoirs, a/- Monet and a/- Dali.
She mentioned that a/- Dali and a/- Monet were her favourite artists.
11. He is thrilled at his new buy: a/- classic Mercedes Benz.
12. “Bring the/- father to the school – I’d like to discuss your behavior with him,” said the/- Mr. Baxter.
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