Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article. In some cases, no article is required.
1She has been living in ............... Bangkok for three years.
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We use "No article" before most city names, including Bangkok.
2............... Nile is the longest river in the world.
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We use "The" before the names of rivers.
3Some of my friends live in ............... United States of America.
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We use "the" in the country name the United States of America.
4The Netherlands is also called ...............
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We use "Holland" with no article in this name.
5He spent his holidays in ............... Alps.
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We use "the" before the names of mountain ranges.
6............... Andes is the longest mountain range in the world.
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We use "The" before the names of mountain ranges.
7............... Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
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We use "No article" before the names of individual mountains.
8The Bahamas is a group of islands in ............... West Atlantic Ocean.
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We use "the" before ocean names such as the Atlantic Ocean.
9............... Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
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We use "The" before the names of deserts.
10............... India is a country in Asia.
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We use "No article" before most country names, including India.
11She emigrated to ............... Canada in 2015.
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We use "No article" before most country names, including Canada.
12They spent their holidays on ............... island.
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We use "an" before a singular countable noun that begins with a vowel sound.
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- She has been living in No article Bangkok for three years.
- The Nile is the longest river in the world.
- Some of my friends live in the United States of America.
- The Netherlands is also called Holland.
- He spent his holidays in the Alps.
- The Andes is the longest mountain range in the world.
- No article Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
- The Bahamas is a group of islands in the West Atlantic Ocean.
- The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
- No article India is a country in Asia.
- She emigrated to No article Canada in 2015.
- They spent their holidays on an island.