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Siva-gobi Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

when we use "the"

when we write the sentence we don't use "the" front of the country name but some of countries exception from the rules for
examples:- The ukrain
why
could you explain it?
  

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There isn't always a reason why the is used before certain words. According to Wikipedia, the country used to be referred to as the Ukraine but the article is nowadays often dropped in diplomacy and journalism. Names of countries in the plural take the article: the United State s , the Philippine s .

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  • There isn't always a reason why the is used before certain words.
  • According to Wikipedia, the country used to be referred to as the Ukraine but the article is nowadays often dropped in diplomacy and journalism.
  • Names of countries in the plural take the article: the United State s , the Philippine s .
  • The is also used if there is a common noun in the name: the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union .
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There isn't always a reason why the is used before certain words. According to Wikipedia, the country used to be referred to as the Ukraine but the article is nowadays often dropped in diplomacy and journalism.

Names of countries in the plural take the article: the United States, the Philippine
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offically:Ukrain
Ukrain sounds like a country
The ukrain sounds like a natual place
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Hi,
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The spelling of the name, at least in its English form, is Ukraine.

Clive
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