Exercise 2. Fill in THE or NO article. 1. They visited a village in _ Andes. 2. K orea is near apan and __ Republic of China. 4. Have you ever seen _ Everest? It's in__ Himalayas.…
Exercise 2. Fill in THE or NO article. 1. They visited a village in _ Andes. 2. K orea is near apan and __ Republic of China. 4. Have you ever seen _ Everest? It's in__ Himalayas. 5. She went to _ Volga to see the sunset. 6.__ Murmansk is a big city in the north of Russia. 7. Have you ever been to _ History Museum, __ Kremlin? They are on Red
Решение:
They visited a village in _ Andes.
- Solution: the Andes.
- Explanation: We use "the" before a plural noun like "Andes" to specify a particular mountain range.
Korea is near apan and __ Republic of China.
- Solution: the Republic of China.
- Explanation: We use "the" before the names of certain countries like "the Republic of China."
Have you ever seen _ Everest? It's in __ Himalayas.
- Solution: Mount Everest; the Himalayas.
- Explanation: "Mount Everest" is a specific mountain, so it requires "the." "Himalayas" is a mountain range which also requires "the."
She went to _ Volga to see the sunset.
- Solution: the Volga.
- Explanation: "the Volga" is a specific river and requires the definite article "the."
__ Murmansk is a big city in the north of Russia.
- Solution: Murmansk.
- Explanation: Cities don't usually require articles unless they are part of a specific title or name.
Have you ever been to _ History Museum, __ Kremlin? They are on
- Solution: the History Museum; the Kremlin.
- Explanation: Both "History Museum" and "Kremlin" refer to specific places and therefore require "the."
In some cases, the choice of using "the" or no article can be based on whether the noun is specific or general, whether it's countable or uncountable, and other grammatical rules specific to the English language.
