Usage the definite article

1. Usage the definite article “ The ”

2. We use “the” with the Moon, the Sun, the Earth Nouns which are unique

3. We use “the” beforethe names of Seas Mountain ranges Rivers the Black Sea the Asov Sea Oceans Deserts the Alps the Carpathians the Thames the Nile the Sahara the Kalahari the Pacific Ocean the Atlantic Ocean

4. We use “the” before Famous places and sights Islands and groups of islands Countries with words “State”, “Kingdom”, “Republic” Nationality words and families the National Gallery the Acropolis the British Islands the Philippines The United Kingdom The USA The Federal Republic of Germany the British the Japanese the Browns

5. We use“the” before the names of: the words: hotels cinemas theatres museums ships organizations newspapers magazines musical instruments morning afternoon evening the piano the violin the guitar in the morning in the afternoon in the evening the Hilton Hotel the Apollo Theatre the Canon Cinema the Times the Wax Museum the Titanic The United Nation Organization

6. We don’t use “the” before the names of continents, countries, cities, streets, parks the names of meals, games, sports the proper names Africa Canada London Hyde Park Oxford Street breakfast golf lunch basketball aerobics tennis Kate George

7. 2. ___Atlantic Ocean is larger than ____Indian Ocean. 3. ___ Japanese export a lot of cars. Some of them are sold in ___ Ukraine. 1. We visited___ Art Museum when we were in ___ Paris. 4. What time do you have __ breakfast? I have it at 8 o’clock in __ morning. 5.My mother brought me some shoes. ____shoes were very expensive. 6. She can play ___ guitar and ___ piano. 7. I like to play ___ volleyball and lie in ___ sun during my summer holidays. 8. ____ American live in _____USA. 9. ____ Regent Street is a street in the West End of _____ London. 10. What is the capital of _____ Canada? It is ______ Ottawa.

8. Congratulations!!! You have known the definite article well! I wish you good luck in further learning English!