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Ethanw Posted 20 years ago
In the following sentences, why some of the proper nouns are preceded with a definite article, some not? Are all the usages of the definite articles correct in the following sentences?
The memorial is a monument honoring Abraham Lincoln.
is a private university.
He arrived at John F. Kennedy airport.
He visited the President Kennedy Memorial Hall.
The was transformed into the current
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In the following sentences, why some of the proper nouns are preceded with a definite article, some not? Are all the usages of the definite articles correct in the following sentences?
The memorial is a monument honoring Abraham Lincoln.
is a private university.
He arrived at John F. Kennedy airport.
He visited the President Kennedy Memorial Hall.
The was transformed into the current
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I don't think there is a satisfactory answer to your question. The use of "the" with proper nouns is somewhat dependent on arbitrary choices. Memorials are not distinct enough, perhaps, to allow the dropping of "the".
- I don't think there is a satisfactory answer to your question.
- The use of "the" with proper nouns is somewhat dependent on arbitrary choices.
- Memorials are not distinct enough, perhaps, to allow the dropping of "the".
- Maybe that's because a memorial can take so many different forms.
- the Viet Nam memorial, the Lincoln memorial, the World War II memorial Airports, on the other hand, and most universities, are treated differently.
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I don't think there is a satisfactory answer to your question. The use of "the" with proper nouns is somewhat dependent on arbitrary choices.
Memorials are not distinct enough, perhaps, to allow the dropping of "the". Maybe that's because a memorial can take so many different forms. the Viet Nam memorial, the Lincoln memorial, the World War II memorial
Airports
Memorials are not distinct enough, perhaps, to allow the dropping of "the". Maybe that's because a memorial can take so many different forms. the Viet Nam memorial, the Lincoln memorial, the World War II memorial
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I understand this way:
1. The Lincoln Memorial takes THE because it is a public institution.
(EX) The British Museum, The Bodelian Library, but Carnegie Hall.
2. Airport names always don’t take THE.
Names of universities and companies have almost no rules for the requirement of THE. But generally speaking, the form of "university of a geographical name" takes THE. "T
1. The Lincoln Memorial takes THE because it is a public institution.
(EX) The British Museum, The Bodelian Library, but Carnegie Hall.
2. Airport names always don’t take THE.
Names of universities and companies have almost no rules for the requirement of THE. But generally speaking, the form of "university of a geographical name" takes THE. "T
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00 Caljim is right. We can't answer every question based the rules of the book. Sometimes it's a matter of trend, sometimes it's individual preception of the question but most importantly it's the context in which the question comes from. 02 br
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00 Just a little FYI: I would not personally use "the" with John F. Kennedy Airport, or with any other airport, even if it were named after a person. 02 br
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00 Just a little FYI: I would not personally use "the" with John F. Kennedy Airport, or with any other airport, even if it were named after a person. 02 br
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00 Thanks for your advice. I'll gracefully take it into consideration. 02 br
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