When NOT to use 'the' Flashcards
1
Q
- ___ cats
- ___ books
- ___ women / men
- ___ houses
- ___ Americans
A
NOT the
; Plural count nouns
2
Q
- ___ music
- ___ height
- ___ lunch
- ___ rice
- ___ meat
A
NOT the
; Non-count nouns
3
Q
- ___ Christmas
- ___ Mother’s Day
- ___ St. Patrick’s Day
A
NOT the
; Holidays
4
Q
- ___ Canada
- ___ Mt. Rosa
- ___ Europe
- ___ Lake Ontario
A
NOT the
; Geography: countries, states, cities, town, continents, single lakes, or single mountains
5
Q
- ___ Twitter
- ___ Facebook
- ___ Microsoft
A
NOT the
; Companies
6
Q
- ___ Harvard
- ___ Oxford
A
NOT the
; Universities (*name of the university: THE University of Toronto)
7
Q
- ___ Russian
- ___ French
- ___ English
A
NOT the
; Languages
8
Q
- ___ home
- I’m going to ___ bed
- Did you go to ___ school today?
A
NOT the
; Places, location, streets
9
Q
- ___skiing
- ___ hockey
- ___ dancing
A
NOT the
; Sports
10
Q
- I stay at a hotel in ___ room 221.
- The train to Paris leaves from ___ platform 2.
A
NOT the
; Noun + number
