Article Expressions
The MOMA but [The] Buckingham Palace
Time, place, landmarks, geography, events, countries
Use the with:
| CATEGORIES | NOUN PHRASES |
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| SOME ADVERBS |
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| of Time: |
in the morning - in the afternoon -in the evening Expressions of Time |
| of Place: |
in the corner - in the street - in the parking lot - in the yard
Expressions of Place |
BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS |
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The Hilton Hotel - The White House - The City Hall - The MoMA - The Golden
Gate Bridge - The Statue of Liberty - The Eiffel Tower (but not palaces or castles - Buckingham Palace) Review of Buildings and Landmarks |
NATURAL FEATURES |
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| Rivers: |
The Mississippi - The Colorado - The Nile - The Amazon |
| Mountain Ranges: |
The Rocky Mountains - The Himalayas - The Alps - The Andes (chains, not single 'mounts' Mount St. Helens, or 'hills' Bunker Hill) |
| Deserts: |
The Mojave - The Sahara - The Kalahari |
| Oceans / Seas: |
The Pacific Ocean -The Indian Ocean- The Mediterranean Sea (but not lakes: Lake Tahoe - Lake Placid- Lake Como - ) |
| Canals / Channels |
The Panama Canal - The Suez Canal - The English Channel |
| Forests: |
The Redwood Forest - The Black Forest - (but not Sherwood Forest) |
| Islands: |
The Hawaiian Islands, The Philippine Islands, The British Isles |
| Poles: |
The North Pole - The South Pole |
| Regions |
The West Coast - The East Coast - The South - The Northwest |
| Areas: |
The Bay Area - The Coastal Area - The Peninsula Area |
| Miscellaneous: |
The Marianas Trench - The Continental Divide - The Great Basin The San
Fernando Valley - (but not Silicon Valley or Death Valley) Review of Geographical Features |
EVENTS: |
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| Wars: |
The Second World War - The Vietnam War - (but not World War II) |
| Periods: |
The Seventeenth Century - The Millennium - The Renaissance |
SOME COUNTRIES |
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System of X |
The Republic of (but not Germany, England, France and most other countries) Review of Countries The United X of X; The Commonwealth of X; The Kingdom of X; The Union of X Wikipedia list |
Isles, Islands |
The Philippine Islands - The British Isles - The Netherlands |
DATES |
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Holidays |
The Fourth of July, The first of January - The Ides of March (but not Easter, Christmas, Labor Day , Holloween, May Day, etc.) |
Practice 1
Geographical Features
Practice 2
Countries & Features
Answer
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Practice 1
The United States is a very large country. From the East Coast to West Coast , it is about 3000 miles wide. The Atlantic Ocean lies in the East and the Pacific Ocean lies in the West. Canada is the country to the north and Mexico is the country to the south. The Rio Grande River is the boundary in the South. In the central area is the Great Plains a huge, flat, grassy area. In the western-central area is the Great Divide , the highest ridge of the Rocky Mountain chain . From this point, rainfall either flows east or west. In the South is the Grand Canyon, a huge deep canyon; however, it is not the lowest point - Death Valley is. In the west is the San Fernando Valley where much of the country's fruit and vegetables are grown. In the Northwest, is the Redwood Forest. The two newest states are Alaska and Hawaii.
France is a republic on the continent of Europe. The country borders the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Belgium. The capital city is Paris. The most important rivers are the Loire, the Seine, and the Rhone. The major mountain ranges are the Pyrenees and the Alps. French is the common language.