without the article |
with the article |
general words (indefinite) |
general words (definite) |
Life is too short.
I like flowers.
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I've read a book on the life of Lance Armstrong.
I like the flowers in your garden.
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Names of persons on the singular, relatives |
family names in the plural |
Peter and John live in London .
Aunt Mary lives in Los Angeles .
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The Smiths live in Chicago .
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public buildings, institutions, means of
transport (indefinite) |
public buildings, institutions, means of
transport (definite) |
Mandy doesn't like school.
We go to school by bus.
Some people go to church on Sundays.
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The school that Mandy goes to is old.
The bus to Dresden leaves at 7.40.
The round church in Klingenthal is famous.
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names of countries in the singular; summits
of mountains; continents; towns |
names of countries in the plural; mountain
ranges; regions |
Germany , France ; Mount Whitney, Mount McKinley
; Africa, Europe; Cairo , New York
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the United States of America , the Netherlands ;
the Highlands, the Rocky Mountains, the Alps; the Middle East,
the west of Australia
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single islands |
island groups |
Corfu, Bermuda , Sicily
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the Bahamas , the British Isles , the Canaries
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parks; lakes; streets |
name with of-phrase; oceans; seas; rivers |
Central Park,Hyde Park; Lake Michigan,Loch Ness
; 42nd Street , Oxford Street
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the Statue of Liberty ,the Tower (of London ), the
Isle of Wight; the Atlantic (Ocean); the Mediterranean (Sea); the
Nile, the Rhine, the Suez Canal
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months, days of the week (indefinite) |
months, days of the week (definite) |
The weekend is over on Monday morning.
July and August are the most popular months for holidays. |
I always remember the Monday when I had an accident.
The August of 2001 was hot and dry. |
