LanguageFocus2Herearesomepointstorememberaboutusingarticleswithnames.

The definitearticle(the)is used:

beforethenameofacountrymadeupof smallerstates.

the UnitedKingdom,theUnitedStates,theNether/ands

. beforeagroupofislands.the Philippines,theGa/apagos,the West/ndies

beforerivers,oceans,mountainchainsandcompasspoints.the Rhine,the Seine,thePacific,the Pyrenees,theAlpsthe north

beforeaninstitutionwhosenameis partof acategory.the UniversityofCalifornia(category:universitiesofCalifornia),theAcademyofFineArts(category:finearts)

. beforefamoushotels.the Ritz,the Hilton,theSheraton

Thezeroarticleis used:

for namesof people,countriesand institutionsor businesses.

juliet,japan.OxfordUniversity,Luigi'sItalianRestaurant

. Fornamesthatincludelake,capeandmount.LakeLeman,MountKenya,CapeHorn

oInserttheor usethezero articleasnecessary.I. . . . . . . . . . . youngestmanagerwentto . . . . . . . . . . London

Schoolof Economics.

2. . . . , . . . . . . studyof . . . . . . . . . .productionanduseof . . . . . . . . . .wealthis called. . . . . . . . . . Economics.

3. Couldyouordera newcomputer? 746is agoodmodel,I believe.

4. Whiz-kidssometimesmake. . . . . . . . . . wrongdecisionsand

losemoney.

S. . . . . . . . . . . ManagingDirectoris stayingat . . . . . . . . . . Southbank

Hotel tonight.6. Is thatnear. . . . . . . . .. lake Larkin?

7. We investedinanecotourismcompanyon..........AmazonRiver.

8. Are yougoingto . . . . . . . . . .Seychellesfirstor to . . . . . . . . . .India?

9. Is this oneyoumeanor is it otherone?

10. . . . . . . . . . . saJesrepyoumetat theconventionworksin. . . . . . . . . . eastof . . . . . . . . . . country.

oInsert the, a,an or use the zero article as necessary.(I) famousshipsaiJedacross(2) lakeTurana

andcollectedacargoof (3) . . . . . . . . . .copperore.It J'eturnedto

(4) PacificOceanvia(5) .AtaraCanal.

(6) captainenjoyedthis routebecausehe loved

(7) . . . . . . . . . . nature,especially(8) . . . . . . . . . . richfloraandfaunaon

(9) .. .. . .. .. . banksof (I O) . .. .. . .. .. canalitself.He lovedto

watch(11) . .. . . .. .. . moonin (12) . .. .. .. . .. skyabovehisship,

andoftenmarvelledat (13) immensityof (14)..........

spacewhenseenfrom(15) . .. .. .. .. . deckof ( 16).. .. .. . .. .ship

at night.