Always use articles before: Names of rivers, seas, oceans such as, the Atlantic Ocean, the Black Sea and the Missouri River. Deserts, gulfs, forests or peninsulas such as the Amazon, the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Mexico. Jobs such as an engineer, a doctor, or a lawyer.
Do you use a or an before name?
You use articles for living beings like “a dog”, “a human”, “a girl”, “a plant” etc., so why not for a name? For proper nouns like “the Titanic”, “the USS Constitution”, “the Taj Mahal”, etc., the is put before them. And families- the Hendersons, the Joneses, the Williamses.
Which article is used with the names?
General Rule: Use the Definite Article ‘The’ with Names that Have the Preposition ‘Of’ To summarize, use ‘the’ before the following: proper nouns that contain a word that means they are a group (unions, republics, etc.)
When we use article the with the name?
1. With the names of countries and continents. In these instances we do not use the articles at all, BUT if the country is made up of different parts or if the name is taken from common nouns, for example USA, UK, UAE, then we use the article the and say the USA, the UK, the UAE, the Czech Republic, The Netherlands.
Which article is used before name of language?
Rule 7.12: Use the definite article when the word language immediately follows the name of a language. English is hard. The English language is hard.
Can we use its Before name?
It’s is a contraction and should be used where a sentence would normally read “it is.” The apostrophe indicates that part of a word has been removed. Its with no apostrophe, on the other hand, is the possessive word, like “his” and “her,” for nouns without gender.
Why do people say a before a name?
It is a substitute for “someone I don’t know/recognize whose name is…” It communicates the lack of recognition in addition to the name, and possibly some confusion. The person is not recognized and is not expected.
How do you use in names?
Rule 1: we use ‘The’ if the county’s name includes a common noun. For example, the United States of America has the common noun ‘States’ in its name, so we need to use ‘The’. Here is another example: The Islamic Republic of Iran contains the common noun ‘Republic’, so we need to use ‘The’.
Do we use the before street names?
Rule 8.4: Do not use the definite article with the names of streets, avenues, lanes, roads, and boulevards.
What are the 10 examples of article?
20 sentences using articles
- Yesterday, I bought a blouse and a skirt.
- I saw an accident of a car.
- That is an excellent pencil.
- Alex is training to be an engineer.
- I need a kilogram of salt.
- The movie is perfect.
- I was born in the west.
- Excuse me, where is the your home?
Can we use article before country name?
Geographical Use of the Definite Article (The) With Country Names. Typically, the article the is not used before the names of countries and territories: Our flight to the China was canceled. Our flight to China was canceled.
Can we use the before Mount Everest?
In this question, the adjective ‘tallest’ is qualifying the noun ‘mountain’ but ‘Mount Everest’ is not qualified by any adjective, thus we cannot use the Option A ‘the’ with it.
Do we use the with university?
The general practice seems to be this: if the name of the university comes before the word “university,” don’t use “the”: Oxford University, Columbia University, Simon Fraser University. If the name follows “university of,” it will usually need “the”: He attended the University of Southern California.
Which article is used for school?
With school, university, prison, hospital, church, bed, work and home we use the when we are talking about a particular one, and zero article when we are talking about the idea of school, university…
What is the article before apple?
We use ‘a’ before nouns that begin with a consonant sound and ‘an’ before nouns that begin with a vowel sound. Since ‘apple’ here refers to an unspecific one and begins with a vowel sound, we need to use the indefinite article ‘an‘.
Can we use the before boy?
The problem is that the noun ‘boy’ (the subjects) cannot be used without an article. We could say, for example, ‘The boy’, ‘A boy’ or ‘My neighbour’s boy’. Generally, the articles a and the are used with nouns.
Can I use the WITH A name?
Yes, your example is quite idiomatic. In general, we do not use an article with a proper noun (unless the noun contains a prepositional phrase). There are some exceptions to this – for example, the names of rivers or oceans (The Euphrates, The Pacific Ocean).
Do we say born in or born on?
If you are talking about the year, month or season then it should be: Born in. Example: I was born in 1980 (May, summer). If you are talking about day of the week or a holiday then it should be Born on. Example: I was born on Monday (Christmas day).
What do you add before a name?
You generally put Mrs. before a lady’s name if you want to address her by her husband’s last name.
Hope the following examples would give some relief:
- Mrs. Victoria is married to Mr.
- If Victoria alone is referred, then Mrs. Victoria James.
- If James alone is referred, then Mr. James.
Do you use a or an for vowel names?
Articles: A versus An
If the first letter makes a vowel-type sound, you use “an”; if the first letter would make a consonant-type sound, you use “a.” However, even if you follow these basic rules when deciding to use “a” or “an,” remember that there are some exceptions to these rules.
What do you call a name?
A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a specific individual human.
