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THE
Used before:
- names of objestd considered unique -- the earth
- names of: cinemas (the Rex), ships (the Titanic), hotels (the Hilton), institutions (the RSPCA), documents (the Constitution), public bodies (the Government), newspapers (the Times), historical events (the Second World War)
- names of seas, rivers, groups of islands, mountain ranges, groups of states, deserts, gulfs, oceans
- names of people/families in the plural and nationality nouns: the Browns, the Americans
- substantivised adjectives: the rich, the poor
- titles witout name: the Queen
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- only, last, first (used as adjectives): the only person
Omitted before:
- Restaurants, pubs, shops, banks and hotels that have the name of theit founder and end in s or 's
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- names of meals: Dinner's ready (but -- The dinner we had was excellent) - a specific dinner
- names of substances: Oil is produced in Alaska
- names of countries, cities, streets, addresses, parks, buildings, geographical areas (Europe), mountains
NOTE: When the first words of two-word name is the name of a person or a place "the" is not used -- Westminster Abbey -- The Tower of London
- bed, school, church, hospital, prison, market, sea, court (when we refer to them for the reason they exist) -- but: Her mother went to the school to get his marks.
- work - is never used with the
- titles with proper names -- Queen Elizabeth
- home when it is used alone: She's not at home
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- names of sports / activities / colours
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weight / measures
price / weight
frequency / time
distance / fuel - 40 miles a gallon
distance / speed - 60 km an hour
illnesses - a headache
Vocab
Run
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Into (encounter, come across)
Down (ругать, дурно отзываться о людях)
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