A.
Names without 'the'
We do
not use 'the' with names of most streets/roads/squares/parks etc.:
Union
Street (not 'the ...') Fifth Avenue Piccadilly Circus Hyde Park
Blackrock Road Broadway Times Square
Waterloo Bridge
Many
names (especially names of important buildings and institutions) are two words:
Kennedy
Airport Cambridge University
The
first word is usually the name of a person ('Kennedy') or a place
('Cambridge'). We do not usually use 'the' with names like these. Some more
examples:
Victoria
Station (not 'the ...') Edinburgh
Castle London Zoo Westminster Abbey Buckingham Palace Canterbury Cathedral
But we
say 'the White House', 'the Royal Palace', because 'white' and 'royal' are not
names like 'Kennedy' and 'Cambridge'. This is only a general rule and there are
exceptions.
B.
Most other names (of places, buildings etc.) have names with the:
adjective or the + name etc. + noun
the
Hilton Hotel
the
National Theatre
the
Sahara Desert
the
Atlantic Ocean
These
places usually have names with the:
hotels/restaurants/pubs: the Station Hotel, the Bombay Restaurant, the
Red Lion (pub)
theatres/cinemas: the Palace Theatre, the Odeon Cinema
museums/galleries: the British Museum, the Tate Gallery
other
buildings: the Empire State Building, the Festival Hall, the White House
oceans/seas/canals: the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Suez
Canal
also:
newspapers: the Washington Post, the Financial Times
organizations (but see also Section D): the European Union, the BBC (=
the British Broadcasting Corporation)
Sometimes we leave out the noun: the Hilton (Hotel), the Sahara (Desert)
Sometimes the name is only the + noun: the Vatican (in Rome), the Sun
(British newspaper)
Names
with ... of ... usually have the. For example:
the Bank
of England
the
Tower of London
the
Museum of Modern Art
the
Houses of Parliament
the
Great Wall of China
the
Tropic of Capricorn
the Gulf
of Mexico
the
University of London (but the London University)
C.
Many shops, restaurants, hotels, banks etc. are named after the people who
started them. These names end in -'s or -s. We do not use 'the' with these
names:
Lloyds
Bank (not the Lloyds Bank)
McDonalds Jack's Guest House Harrods (shop)
Churches
are often named after saints:
St
John's Church (not the St John's Church)
St
Paul's Cathedral
D.
Names of companies, airlines etc. are usually without 'the':
Fiat
(not the Fiat) Sony Kodak
British Airways IBM
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EXERCISES
77.1 Use
the map to answer the questions in the way shown. Write the name of the place
and the street it is in. On maps we do not normally use the. In your sentences,
use the if necessary.
1. Is
there a cine a near here? Yes, the Odeon in Baines Street.
2. Is
there a supermarket near here? Yes, --- in ---.
3. Is
there a hotel near here? Yes, --- in ---.
4. Is
there a church near here? Yes, ---.
5. Is
there a nub near here? Yes. ---.
6. Is
there a museum near here? Yes, ---.
7. Is
there a bank near here? Yes, ---.
8. Is
there a Park near here? Yes, --- at the end of ---.
9. Is
there a restaurant near here? Yes,---.
77.2
Where are these streets and buildings? Choose from the box to complete the
sentences. Use the where necessary.
Acropolis Vatican Broadway
White House Buckingham Palace St Mark's Cathedral Eiffel Tower
Trafalgar Square
1.
_Trafalgar_ Square is in London.
2. ---
is in Paris.
3. ---
is in Rome.
4. ---
is in London.
5. ---
is in New York.
6. ---
is in Washington.
7. ---
is in Athens.
8.--- is
in Athens. is in Venice.
77.3
Choose the correct form, with or without the.
1. Have
you ever been to _British Museum/the British Museum._ (the ... is correct)
2. _Hyde
Park/The Hyde Park_ is a very large park in central London.
3.
Another park in central London is _St James's Park/the St James's Park._
4.
_Grand Hotel/The Grand Hotel_ is in _Baker Street/the Baker Street._
5. We
flew to New York from _Gatwick Airport/the Gatwick Airport_ near London.
6. Frank
is a student at _Liverpool University/the Liverpool University._
7. If
you're looking for a good clothes shop, I would recommend _Harrison's/the
Harrison's._
8. If
you're looking for a good pub, I would recommend _Ship Inn/the Ship Inn._
9.
_Statue of Liberty/The Statue of Liberty_ is at the entrance to _New York
harbour/the New York harbour._
10. You
should go to _Science Museum/the Science Museum._ It's very interesting,
11. John
works for IBM/the IBM now. He used to work for _British Telecom/the British
Telecom._
12.
'Which cinema are you going to this evening?' '_Classic/The Classic._'
13. I'd
like to go to China and see _Great Wall/the Great Wall._
14.
Which newspaper shall I buy--_Independent/the Independent_ or _Herald/the
Herald_?
15. This
book is published by _Cambridge University Press/the Cambridge University
Press._
