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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Do we put "the" in front of any road names?

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00Here was a sentence in a book and got me wonder whether you need a "the" here or not. Help.02br
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01i00We just go straight up the Bristol Roads02i00.02br
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00Is the grammartical rule pertaining to the placement of articles in front of names of roads is such that "the" is always placed in front? 0-
  

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0 No, articles are rarely, if ever, placed before proper road or street names. That doesn't mean that the sentence you've provided is incorrect, however. In this case, the roads mentioned could be a group of roads known collectively as "the Bristol Roads".

  • 0 No, articles are rarely, if ever, placed before proper road or street names.
  • That doesn't mean that the sentence you've provided is incorrect, however.
  • In this case, the roads mentioned could be a group of roads known collectively as "the Bristol Roads".
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0 No, articles are rarely, if ever, placed before proper road or street names. That doesn't mean that the sentence you've provided is incorrect, however. In this case, the roads mentioned could be a group of roads known collectively as "the Bristol Roads". 0-

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