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4.8 The and No Article: Geographic Names

The No Article
Baghdad is on the Tigris River. She is from Brazil.
They live in the United States. Africa is a huge continent.

1. Use no article before the names of most Barcelona is a beautiful city.
cities, states, countries, and continents. Josh lives in Texas.
Morocco is in Africa.

2. Use the before the names of places the District of Columbia
that contain an of- phrase or the word the United Kingdom
kingdom or republic. the Dominican Republic
3. Use the before most plural geographic the United States
names. the Philippines
the Alps, the Andes
the Hawaiian Islands
4. Do not use the before the names of Mount Everest, Mount McKinley
single mountains or single islands. Long Island, Maui

5. Use the before the names of oceans, They live near the Caspian Sea.
seas, and rivers. The words ocean, sea, The explorers traveled up the Amazon.
and river are often omitted.
6. Use the before the names of deserts. The Mojave Desert is in California.
The word desert is often omitted. The Sahara is the world’s largest desert.

4 Complete each sentence with the or Ø for no article.

1. My brother visited the Rocky Mountains last summer.
2. Luzon is the largest island in Philippines.

3. Andorra is a small country in Europe.
4. Flights from Boston take about six hours to cross Atlantic Ocean.

5. Mount Everest is 29,035 feet (8850 meters) high.

6. Atacama Desert is in Chile between Pacific Ocean
and Andes Mountains.

7. Galápagos Islands are the home of many interesting kinds of animals.
8. Millions of tourists visit United Arab Emirates every year.

9. Sardinia and Sicily are islands. They are part of Italy.

10. The city of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia is located in Arabian Desert.

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