| ARTICLES WITH MISCELLANEOUS PROPER NAMES
| Article
| Rules/Examples
| Notes
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ZERO article
| 1. Streets, squares and parks:
Oxford Street, Wall Street, Trafalgar Square, Central Park, Hyde Park
| But: the High Street, the Mall,
the Main Street, the Strand,
the Avenue
| | 2. Airports and railway stations: Heathrow (Airport), Gatwick (Airport), Waterloo (Station)
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| | 3. Bridges: Tower Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge
| But: the Golden Gate Bridge, the Severn Bridge, the Bridge of Sighs, the Forth Bridge
| | 4. Religious (churches, cathedrals and abbeys) and official buildings: Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul’s Cathedral
| But: the White House, the Royal
Exchange, the Old Bailey,
the Tower, the Mansion House
| | 5. Educational establishments (universities, colleges):
Merton College, Cambridge University,
Oxford University, Harvard University
| But: the University of York,
the Higher School of Economics
| | 6. Magazines and journals:
New Scientist, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping
| But: the Journal of American Psychology, the Spectator
| | 7. Festivals: Christmas, Easter, Lent, Carnival, Ramadan, Mother’s Day, St Valentine’s Day
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The definite article
Special cases
| 1. Museums, galleries, theatres and cinemas:
the Tate Gallery, the British Museum,
the Odeon, the Globe
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| | 2. Hotels, restaurants and pubs: the Ritz, the Royal Oak
| But: Luigi’s, Matilda’s Restaurant (person’s name)
| | 3. Ships, trains: the Titanic,
the Queen Elizabeth, the Orient Express
| But: zero article for spacecraft: Challenger, Apollo 17
| | 4. Newspapers: the Times, the Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, the Economist (published in England)
| But: Today
Foreign newspapers: Pravda, Zvezda, Le Monde, Der Spiegel
| | 5. Sporting events: the Olympic Games,
the World Cup
* zero article for names which are taken from the place where the event occurs: Wimbledon (tennis), Ascot and Epsom (horse-racing), Henley (rowing)
| But: I’ve never been to a Cup Final. (one particular case)
| | 6. Organizations and political institutions: the House of Commons, the Senate, the Cabinet the Labour Party, the United Nations, the BBC, the FBI
*Abbreviations pronounced as one word take zero article: NATO, OPEC, UNICEF
| But: (British) Parliament, (American) Congress
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Date: 2014-12-29; view: 1880
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