Fundamentals Of English Grammar

1 11-9 USING THE OR 0 WITH NAMES

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I know 0 Doctor Smith.

0 President Rice has been in the new

I) He lives in 0 Eu*ope.

0 Asia is the largest continent.

Have you ever been in 0 Africa?

) He lives in 0 Fmnce.

0 Brazil ia a large country.

Have you ever been in 0 Thailand?

(d) He lives in the Unifed Stater.

The Netherlands is in Europe.

Have YOU ever been in the PhiliWna?

(e) He lives in 0 Paris.

0 New York is the largest city in the

United States

Have you ever been in 0 Istanbul?

(f) The Nile River is long.

They crossed the Pac& Ocean.

The Wow Sea is in Asia.

(g) Chicago is on 0 Lake Michigan.

0 Lake Titicaca lies on the border

between Peru and Bolivia.

(h) We hiked in the Alps.

The Andes are in South America.

(i) He climbed 0 Mount Evmst.

0 Mount Fuji is in Japan.

The is NOT used with the names of continents.

INCORFSCT: He lives in the Eu-.

The is NW used with the names of most countries.

INCORFSCP He liw in the France.

The is used in the names of only a few countries, as in the

examples. Others: the Czcch Republic, the UnitedArab

Emimtes, the Dominican Republic.

The is NOT used with the names of cities.

INCORRECT: He likes in the Paris.

The is used with the names of rivers, oceans, and seas.

The is NOT used with the names of lakes.

The is used with the names of mountain ranges.

The is NOT used with the names of individual mountains.

EXERCISE 26. Using THE or 8 with names. (Chart 11-9)

Direcriom: Complete with the or 0.

1. & Rome is in d Italy. .-; , .,


2. The Rhine River flows through ,d Germany. .. ,


3. Moscow is the capital of Russia.


4. Yangtze is a famous river.


5. Atlantic Ocean is smaller than Pacific.


6. Rocky Mountains are located in Canada and
   United States.


7. Doctor Anderson is a good physician.


8. LakeVictoria is located in Africa.

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