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Use of articles with place names Continents Cities Mountains Organizations Buildings …and other stuff No Pains No Gains! Popular wisdom ? Hello, guys! Today we continue dealing with the biggest absurdity of English grammar ─ articles. The use of the articles is one of the most difficult points in the language. Fortunately, most article mistakes do not matter to much. Even if we leave all the articles out of a sentence, it can usually be understood. However, it’s better to use the articles correctly if possible. (popular wisdom again) So, let’s start…Let’s start with a history exam paper of one really smart guy The Egyptians were an ancient race of Caucasians residing in one of the northern sections of Africa. The latter as we all know is the largest continent in the Eastern Hemisphere. The Egyptians are extremely to us today for various reasons. Modern science would still like to know what the secret ingredients were that the Egyptians used when they wrapped up dead people so that their faces would not rot for innumerable centuries… [Holden Caulfield. “The Cather in the Rye” by J.D.Salinger]  As you can see there are some place names used in this text. The moment of truth: with some words we use the, with the others – not. Reasonable question: how come? The Egyptians Caucasians Africa The Eastern Hemisphere Time of boring rules Remember! We do not normally use the with place names Continents and geographical areas: Africa, Europe, South America Countries: France, Japan, Switzerland States, regions: Texas, Ohio, Central Europe Cities, towns: Cairo, New York, Madrid Don’t forget about the exceptions! The Antarctic The Arctic The Argentine(but Argentina) The Crimea The Netherlands The Hague The Riviera The Ruhr Streets, roads, squares and addresses: Oxford Street, Fifth Avenue, 24 North Street Parks: Hyde Park, Waterloo Bridge Buildings and institutions(the first word is the name of a person or a place): Kennedy A