Definite articles can also be used to identify a time period, a unique place (famous buildings or monuments), geographical areas (mountains, parts of land, or bodies of water) or some places that have plural names. Countries that include the words "kingdom", "republic", or "states" also use "the" before their names.
Directions: Is the sentence correct or incorrect?
1) I like music from
the 1980s.
2) I was born in
the 1969.
3) We took pictures of
the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
4) Have you ever walked
the Great Wall of China?
5) I went to college in
the China.
6) My grandparents are from
the United Kingdom.
7) We are traveling to
the Dominican Republic.
8) I would like to hike across
the Rocky Mountains one day.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with either "the" or X (not necessary)
1) My dad grew up in __________ 1960s.
2) We will travel to __________ Bahamas next year.
3) It is everyone's job to protect __________ Earth.
4) She was born in __________ Germany.
5) She was born in __________ United States.
6) I want to visit some __________ museum.
7) She wants to visit __________ Eiffel Tower.
8) What do you think __________ future will look like?
Quiz 1 Answers
1) a. Correct
2) b. Incorrect
3) a. Correct
4) a. Correct
5) b. Incorrect
6) a. Correct
7) a. Correct
8) a. Correct
Quiz 2 Answers
1) the
2) the
3) the
4) X
5) the
6) X
7) the
8) the
