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Yahyacan Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

article "the"

Nile
the Nile


Nile River
the Nile River


River Nile
the River Nile


Which ones are correct?
  

Top answer

the Nile

  • the Nile
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Mednosthe Nile
are all the others wrong?
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I would say that all of the ones with the article are correct.
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Grammar GeekI would say that all of the ones with the article are correct.

thanks a lot.........
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[The Niles] is a proper name. [The] needs to be capitized.Emotion: wink
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Pardon me, but that's not necessarily so. Usually, the article is usually lower case. There are some businesses who prefer to capitalize the "The" in their names, but you will most often see "the Nile."
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Some textbooks list "the River Nile" as being American and "the Nile River" as being British usage.
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Grammar GeekPardon me, but that's not necessarily so. Usually, the article is usually lower case. There are some businesses who prefer to capitalize the "The" in their names, but you will most often see "the Nile."
Hi GG

I agree. What is more, the word river need not be capitalized: the river Nile / the Nile river / the River Nile / the N
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Ok, you win! Emotion: big smile After looking up the information about the, I’ll go with no capitalization for the . Nonetheless, I believe some p
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GoodmanOk, you win! Emotion: big smile After looking up the information about the Nile, I’ll go with no capitalization f

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