Definite Article (The)
g. He was the last person to leave.
· morning, afternoon, evening, night holiday (in the morning but: at night, at noon, ad
midnight, by day/night, at 5 o'clock, on holiday etc)
THE IS OMITTED BEFORE:
· proper nouns e.g. Mary is my best friend
· names of sports (polo)
· games (chess)
· activities (horse)
· days (Monday)
· months (July)
· holidays (Christmas)
· colours (red)
· drinks (Coke)
· meals (lunch)
· names of counties (Spain: the Nederlands, the Vatican)
· cities (Paris but: the Hague)
· streets (Regent Street but: the High Street)
· squares (Trafalgar Square)
· parks (Hyde Park)
· stations (Victoria Station)
· individual mountains (Mount Etna)
· Islands (Malta)
· lakes (Lake Victoria)
· continents (Asia)
· possessive adjectives e.g. This is her bag.
· pubs, restaurants, shops, banks and hotels which have the name of their gounder
and end in s or 's. (Tim's Café but: The Flying Dragon
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