developing_writing

Use the for:
Don’t use the for:
Rivers —
the Nile
the Amazon
the Mississippi
—
Oceans and Seas —
the Atlantic Ocean
the Sea of Japan
the Mediterranean
Sea —
Valleys —
the Red River
Valley
the Nile Valley
Continents —
Asia
Africa
Europe —
States —
New York
California
Florida
Cities —
Miami
Tokyo
Caracas —
Single mountains —
Mount Washington
Mount Everest
Mount Fuji —
Countries: —
China
Nigeria
Venezuela
But: —
the Netherlands
the Sudan
the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
the United States of
America
the Federal Republic
of Germany
the People’s Republic
of China —,—
Copy the sentences below. Use an article (a, an, or the) where you
need one. If you don’t need an article, mark the place with an X. ——
1. Oscar Lindstrom is _____ farmer.
2. He grows _____ cabbages in _____ Tanana River Valley.
3. _____ cabbage is _____ vegetable.
4. _____ Fairbanks has _____ long, cold winters and _____ short,
warm summers.
5. In summer, _____ days are long and _____ nights are short.
6. _____Lindstrom won _____ prize for _____ cabbage at ____ fair
last summer.
7. _____ mountains and _____ trees cover _____ Alaska, so good
land is limited.
8. ____ Alaska is famous for _____ Mount McKinley, ____ Yukon
River, and for _____ big cabbages.
9. It is located in _____ North America, west of _____ Canada.
10. _____ Alaska gets _____ warm winds from _____ Pacific Ocean.
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