Válaszd ki a helyes megoldást.
The use of ‘the’ or no article before place names:
We use ‘no article’ with:
Lakes:
They have visited Lake Geneva.
Mountains:
I took a photo of Mount Fuji from the plane.
Continents:
We’re keen on living in Asia.
Most countries:
My uncle travels to Chile ever year.
Counties, states, provinces, regions:
My favourite film star lives in California.
Cities, towns, villages:
We stayed in Paris for a month two years ago.
Islands:
Bali used to be popular with Australian holidaymakers.
We use ‘the’ definite article with:
Rivers:
The River Nile flows through Egypt.
Mountain ranges:
I used to ski in the Alps regularly.
Deserts:
We’re travelling across the Sahara.
Oceans, seas, canals:
We’re going to sail around the Mediterranean.
I have never visited the Panama Canal.
Groups of islands:
My friends love going to the Canary Islands.
Countries that are States, Unions, Republics, Kingdoms, Emirates:
We often stay in the United States.
Countries that end in plural:
The Netherlands; the Philippines (= the full name is The Republic of the Philippines); the Bahamas (= the full name is The Republic of the Bahamas)
We also use ‘the’ before countries that end in a plural ‘s’:
the Philippines (= the full name is The Republic of the Philippines)
the Bahamas (= the full name is The Republic of the Bahamas)
the Netherlands
We also use ‘the’ with Mountain Ranges:
the Rockies / the Rocky Mountains
the Himalayas / the Himalayan Mountains
We usually use ‘the’ before the names of buildings.
the Emperor’s Palace
the Tower of Pisa
the Louvre
the Pentagon
The Marriott / The Marriott Hotel
But in the following cases we DON’T use ‘the’:
The names of stations: Main Station, Grand Central Station
The names of airports: Gatwick Airport, Pearson Airport
The names of universities (without ‘of’): Santa Monica College, Columbia University
We use the definite article ‘the’ with names that have the preposition ‘of’
the Island of Lesbos
the University of Toronto
the Gulf of Mexico
the Republic of Congo
