... say: the country(side), the earth, the environment, the government, the moon, the
ozone layer, the Prime Minister, the sea(side), the sky, the sun, the weather
We also use the with cinema, theatre ... town.
Look again at the story and the examples in Unit 83.
B The sun, etc
When there is only one of the things we are talking about, we use the.
The sun...
... bottle of milk in the fridge.
D An ing- form + a noun
We can use an ing- form with a noun.
a sleeping-bag - a bag for sleeping in a waiting-room - a room for waiting in a
washing-machine = a ... team
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The
crowd are
all enjoying the game.
1
This United
the best one Tom has ever seen.
2
The …………………………………
hoping they can take part in a national singing conte...
... going out after lunch.
The storm was on the Thursday of that week.
We went surfing at the weekend.
It's warmer in/during the day. Someone got
up in/during the night. We're meeting ... We use
the when we mean the prison as a specific
building. The young woman is in the prison
as a visitor.
The school is a mile from here.
(= the school building)
The meeti...
...
We went surfing at the weekend.
It's warmer in/during the day. Someone got
up in/during the night. We're meeting in the
morning. They arrived at the hotel in the
evening. It was ... United Kingdom (the UK)
Plural names also have the.
the Netherlands the USA
the Canary Islands
C Regions
Regions ending with the name of a continent or
country are withou...
... Bridge
There are a few exceptions.
the High Street The Avenue
The Strand The Mall Main roads
and numbered roads have the.
the Bath road (= the road to Bath)
the A5 the M6 (motorway)
But there ...
A possessive form ('s) is without the.
St Martin's (Theatre)
at Durrant's (Hotel) In the US, names with
center are without the.
near Lincoln Center
Bu...
...
Compare these structures.
THE POSSESSIVE FORM PHRASE WITH OF
the boy's name the name of the boy
the boys' names the names of the boys
the men's names the names of the men
Sometimes ... possessive form. the
side of the house NOT the house's side the result of the match
NOT the match's result the day of the meeting NOT the...
... titles using either of or a possessive form (with s or s').
? the mistake / the policeman The Policeman's Mistake
? the bottom / the bottle The Bottom of the Bottle
1 the gun / ... Hillman
2 the smell / blood
3 the car / the terrorist
4 the middle / the night
5 the death / someone important
6 the money / the gangsters
4 The possessive...
... &apos ;the one or the other', and neither means 'not the one or the other'.
I haven't met either twin/either of the twins/either of them.
Neither shoe fits/Neither of the shoes ... Brickfield, The White Horse and The Ship. Look at the information
and then write the sentences. Use both of them, one of them or neither of them.
THE WHITE HORSE
MEALS B...
... the.
There's is and there are is . Be agrees with the following noun. There is a phone box. BUT There are
some eggs.
Here are some more examples.
There's a bus at ten to five. There'll ... waiting for us.
Is there a toilet in the building? Were there any bargains in the sale?
There have been some burglaries recently. There might have been an accident.
We al...
... need some. (some = some stamps)
I've got my passport. They sent it last week. (it = the passport)
I've got the stamps. I put them in the drawer, (them = the stamps)
One and some/ any ... hospital.
2 The song wasn't very good, but the title of the song became a popular phrase.
3 The visitors were welcomed to the school by the headmaster
4 The pi...