Names with/without the 2

Question 1

We use/don’t use the with names of most city, streets, roalds, squares, parks, etc.

Answer 1

We don’t use the with names ofr most city, streets, roalds, squares, parks, etc.

Union Street (hot the) / Fifth Avenue / Central Park /Times Square

Ibidem with important public buildings and insitutions (first word being the name of a place or a person):

Kennedy Airport / Cambridge University / Lincoln Center / Buckingham Palace (but the Royal Place)

Question 2

Most other (not important) buildings have a name with/whithout the.

Answer 2

Most other (not important) buildings have a name with the.

Hotels/restaurants: the Sheraton Hotel, the Delhi Restaurant

Theaters/movie theaters: the Cineplex Odéon

Museum/galleries: the Guggenhein Museum

Other buildings/bridge:

Note that we often leave out the noun : the Sheraton (hotel)

Some names are only the + noun: the Kremlin/Pentagone

Question 3

Name with _f usually have the.

Answer 3

Name with of usually have the.

The bank of England.

The Great Wall of China.

The Museum of Modern Art.

The Tower of London.

Note that we say the University of Michigan but Michigan State University.

Question 4

Many stores, restaurants, hotels, banks, etc., are named after the people who started them. These names end in ’s or -s. We use/don’t use the with these names.

Answer 4

Many stores, restaurants, hotels, banks, etc., are named after the people who started them. These names end in ’s or -s. We don’t use the with these names.

Joe’s Diner / McDonald’s / Macy’s (department store)

Ibidem for churches often named after saints: St.John’s Church St.Patric’s Cathedral

Question 5

Most newspaper and many organisations have names with/without the.

Answer 5

Most newspaper and many organisations have names with the.

The Whashington Post, the Financial Times, the European Union, the BBC, the Red Cross, etc.

Question 6

Names of companies, airlines, etc., are usually with/without the.

Answer 6

Names of companies, airlines, etc., are usually without the.

Fiat (not the Fiat) / Coca-Cola / Sony / Apple / Delta Air Lines

Question 7

Have you ever been to British Museum/the British Museum?

Answer 7

Have you ever been to the British Museum?

^{(the with museums/galleries)}

Question 8

The biggest park in New York is Central Park/the Central Park.

Answer 8

The biggest park in New York is Central Park.

^{(no <strong>the</strong> with streets/roads/squares/parks, etc.)}

Question 9

My favorite church is St.Jonhn’s Church/the St.John’s Church.

Answer 9

My favorite church is St.Jonhn’s Church.

^{(no <strong>the</strong> for place name after saints)}

Question 10

Ramada Inn/The Ramada Inn is on Main Street/the Main Street.

Answer 10

The Ramada Inn is on Main Street.

^{(<strong>the</strong> with hotels/retaurants; no with streets)}

Question 11

We flew to Mexico City from O’Hare Airport/the O’Hare Airport.

Answer 11

We flew to Mexico City from O’Hare Airport.

^{(no<strong>the</strong> with airports/stations/university)}

Question 12

Frank is a student at McGill University/the McGill University.

Answer 12

Frank is a student at McGill University.

Question 13

If you’re looking for a department store, I would recommend Harrison’s/the Harrison’s.

Answer 13

If you’re looking for a department store, I would recommend Harrison’s.

(no the with names end by ’s/-s)

Question 14

If you’re looking for a place to have lunch, I would recommend Ship Inn/the Shin Inn.

Answer 14

If you’re looking for a place to have lunch, I would recommend the Shin Inn.

^{(<strong>the</strong> with hotels/restaurants)}

Question 15

Statue of Liberty/the Statue of Liberty is at the entrance to New York Harbor/the New York Harbor.

Answer 15

The Statue of Liberty is at the entrance to New York Harbor.

^{(<strong>the</strong> with names with <strong>of</strong> / harbor)}

Question 16

You should go to Science Museum/the Science Museum.

Answer 16

You should go to the Science Museum.

(the with museums/galleries)

Question 17

John works for IBM/the IBM.

Answer 17

John works for IBM.

^{(no <strong>the</strong> with companies’ names)}

Question 18

Wich movie theater are you going tonight? Classic/the Classic.

Answer 18

Wich movie theater are you going tonight? The Classic.

Question 19

I’d like to go to China and see Great Wall/the Great Wall.

Answer 19

I’d like to go to China and see the Great Wall.

^{(no the with “other” buildings; ex the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building)}

Question 20

Wich newspaper do you want? Whashington Post/the Washington Post.

Answer 20

Wich newspaper do you want? The Washington Post.

(the with newspaper’s names)

Question 21

This book is published by Cambridge University Press/the Cambridge University Press.

Answer 21

This book is published by Cambridge University Press.

^{(no the with names of companies)}