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Magda Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Pass

Hi,
I've read in my text book that the definite article is used before the names of passes, e.g "the Belkave Pass" but it also reads that there are some exceptions to this rule. Unfortunately only one exception is given: "They visited Deadman Pass and Suicide Pass".
I am sure that there must be other exceptions. Could you give me some examples? I would be very grateful.

Best wishes
Magda
  

Top answer

This is most likely a matter of local usage. I believe you will have to use a search engine like Google to research any particular case if the occasion arises. , Black Bear Pass) are more likely to be used without the definite article, but I have no proof of it.

— CalifJim

  • This is most likely a matter of local usage.
  • I believe you will have to use a search engine like Google to research any particular case if the occasion arises.
  • , Black Bear Pass) are more likely to be used without the definite article, but I have no proof of it.
  • I also believe that the examples given in your text are fictitious and were invented merely to show how such a structure would occur without the definite article.
  • CJ
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This is most likely a matter of local usage. I believe you will have to use a search engine like Google to research any particular case if the occasion arises. I suspect that passes that are named after animals (e.g., Black Bear Pass) are more likely to be used without the definite article, but I have no proof of it.
I also believe that the examples given in your text are fictitious a
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Oh, that's surprising! On the other hand, this book is slightly puzzling. I've read a part on waterfalls and it says that with waterfalls the definite article is always used. I went through a list of (water)falls in Wikipedia and to my surprise I found too many examples where a waterfall wasn't preceeded by the article, e.g. Ouzoud Waterfalls, Murchison Falls, Kalambo Falls to mention a few.
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Now that is surprising. We don't go to see the Niagara Falls here in the U.S. We go to see Niagara Falls!

CJ
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I am certain that this book keeps more surprises but I am in no positon to judge Emotion: smile .
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Magda,

You have the perfect set-up here to learn a nice idiom.

this book keeps more surprises is written more idiomatically as this book has more surprises in store.
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CalifJimMagda,

You have the perfect set-up here to learn a nice idiom.

this book keeps more surprises is written more idiomatically as this book has more surprises in store.
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