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Second world war ended in 1945.
The second world war ended in 1945.
We use "the" to specify the noun to a particular thing.
____ Jordan is a country in ____ Middle East.
no article, the
Generally, we don’t use an article with names of countries.
Except for (countries that have “of” in its name or has a certain title in it)
Ex: The United States of America/ The republic of Congo
Exceptions: The Netherlands
Experience
Countable and uncountable
Experience can be used as both a countable and uncountable noun depending on the context.
Countable: when referring to an event that happened to you or you are a part if
Ex: I have had great experiences while traveling the world.
Uncountable: when referring to the amount of time you have spent in a certain job or task
Ex: I have a lot of experience in this department
_________ firefighters face dangers.
_________ firefighters were the first to arrive at the scene of the accident.
no article, the
We don’t use an article when talking about common nouns in the plural form.
We use the definite article “the” when talking about a specific event or incident.
Two of the biggest problems facing our society are crime and unemployment.
Correct.
"crime" and "unemployment" are common uncountable nouns.
We do not need an article for common uncountable nouns.
My brother is ___ mountain climber; he has climbed ___ Mount Everest.
a, no article
We use "a" with common singular countable nouns.
We do not use an article with names of mountains, unless it's a group of mountains.
Ex: The Alpes/ The Andes
Also, we frequently add the definite article to rivers, oceans, and seas.
Ex: The river Nile/ The Amazon/ The Thames
Advice
Uncountable
I like ___ salt on my food, so could you please pass ___ salt?
no article, the
We do not use articles with uncountable nouns "salt".
We use "the" for specific nouns.
She graduated with a major in the mathematics and physics.
She graduated with a major in mathematics and physics.
No article for names of subjects (mathematics/ physics/ biology …etc.)
______ Museum of Modern Art is on ___ Parker Street in New York City.
The, no article
We use "the" with names or titles that conatin the preposition "of".
We don’t use an article with names of streets / areas / districts.
Excitement
Uncountable
_________ cigarettes kill many people every year.
_________ cigarette broke before I could light it.
no article, the
No articles with common plural nouns.
"The" is used to specify the noun to a certain place or event.
The French usually go on holidays in August.
Correct
" The French" referring to the people of France.
Specific people.
___ Canary Islands are not very far from _____ Spain.
the, no article
"Canary Islands" is a group of islands.
We do not use an article with names of islands unless it is a group of islands.
We do not add articles before names of countries.
Painting
Countable
____ computer has changed ____ modern life but ____ computers can't think for you.
the, no article, no article
"The" is used to specify the noun to a certain place or event. Computer here refers to a specific invention.
No article for common uncountable nouns.
No article for common plural nouns.
The judge sent the murderer to the prison for 20 years.
The judge sent the murderer to prison for 20 years.
We use "the" to specify the noun to a certain (place/ event/ person.) so a specific time for a specific criminal.
No specific "prison".
___ Dominican Republic is on ____ island in ____ Caribbean.
The, an, the
We use “the” with countries that have a political title in them “republic”.
We use "the" with a group of islands.
Cheese
Uncountable
unless talking about types of cheese
Yesterday I donated ___ clothes. My clothes will be given to ___ people in need.
some/no article, no article
Even though "clothes" is in the plural form, it is an uncountable noun.
No articles for common uncountable noun.