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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
proper noun for geographical names
I find some proper nouns with 'the' and a capital initial letter in the second word such as
'the Pacific Ocean'
And sometimes find proper nouns without 'the' or small initial letter in the second word.
African food
the African landscape
How can you know which word should be which representation.
'the Pacific Ocean'
And sometimes find proper nouns without 'the' or small initial letter in the second word.
African food
the African landscape
How can you know which word should be which representation.
Top answer
African foodthe African landscape Those articles do not refer to the adjective 'African'; they refer to the common nouns 'food' and 'landscape'. On the other hand, 'Pacific Ocean' is its name. Some landscape features use articles and others do not.
- African foodthe African landscape Those articles do not refer to the adjective 'African'; they refer to the common nouns 'food' and 'landscape'.
- On the other hand, 'Pacific Ocean' is its name.
- Some landscape features use articles and others do not.
- You will have to learn the cases: the Pacific Ocean the Rocky Mountains Pike's Peak Slave Lake
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AnonymousAnd sometimes find proper nouns without 'the' or small initial letter in the second word.African foodthe African landscapeThose articles do not refer to the adjective 'African'; they refer to the common nouns 'food' and 'landscape'. On the other hand, 'Pacific Ocean' is its name.
Some landscape features use articles and others do not. You
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Thank you! So if you call a peak or lake, it always comes without 'the'? Or will it depends on each peak/river?
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Usually, oceans, seas, rivers and mountain ranges use the. Lakes and individual mountains do not.
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