Articles can be very difficult, particularly if you come from a language background like Japanese, which doesn’t use articles. It’s best to master articles in steps. Here are a couple of points to focus on for the coming months.
• Do not use any article with names of continents, countries, cities, states, counties, mountains, lakes, islands, beaches, streets, avenues, or parks.
South America is west of the Atlantic Ocean. CONTINENT
They will vacation in New Zealand. COUNTRY
Have you ever been to Shanghai? CITY
She used to live in Ohio. STATE
He went to school in Orange County. COUNTY
Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. MOUNTAIN
They went to Lake Biwa last summer. LAKE
Guam is an island Territory of the U.S. ISLAND
Myrtle Beach is a popular vacation destination in South Carolina. BEACHES
They live on Dell Road. STREET
We visited Michigan Avenue in Chicago. AVENUES
Central Park in New York has many visitors every year. PARKS
• Be very careful, though! With groups of islands, groups of lakes, or mountain ranges, use the.
The Bahamas includes 700 islands. A GROUP of ISLANDS
The Great Lakes make up the largest body of freshwater on Earth. A GROUP of LAKES
The Rocky Mountains stretch over 3000 miles across North America. A GROUP of MOUNTAINS
Practice! Practice! Practice!
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