1.

rivers the Thames, the Danube

2. mountains The Alps, the Carpathians,( but * the Carpathian

mountains)

3. oceans, seas The Pacific, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the
Danube Delta

4.islands in the plural The Hebrides

5. channels, canals The Channel ( Canalul Manecii)

6. parks The Zoo, the Mihai Eminescu park

7. shops The bakers, the chemists, the butchers

8. institutions The British Museum , the Government, the Parliament,

the City Hall

9. hotels The Rits, the Mirage

10. ships The Titanic, the Hope

11. newspapers The Times, the Monitorul

12. family names in the plural The Popescus, the Eliots

13. nouns with attributes The England he knows, the Romania of her childhood
The Marry I know( Maria pe care o stiu eu)

14. adjectives turned into nouns The poor(sa racii) the rich(bogatii) the
wounded(ranitii)

The definite article

No (zero) article used

1. proper names Jack , George( but *the George I met Georgelul pe

care l-am cunoscut eu)
2. countries, continents, towns England, Europe, London [Exceptions: the Congo,
the Hague, The Bronx, The Plains, The Dalles, the
Hyde, The West London]
3. languages English, French, Romanian( but * the French he
speaks is very poor)
4. nouns of material Water, coal, silver, gold
5. abstractions Friendship, love, fear, hate( but * the love I have for
him/ the hate I carry within/ the fear I feel whenever
I see him)
6. individual nouns in the plural (generic) Merchants, horses, people ( People love spring.( all
people-generic meaning) # The people in my village
are old. ( only those in my village not all people in
the world- restricted meaning)
 1. rivers the Thames, the Danube

2. mountains The Alps, the Carpathians,( but * the Carpathian

mountains)

3. oceans, seas The Pacific, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the
Danube Delta

4.islands in the plural The Hebrides

5. channels, canals The Channel ( Canalul Manecii)

6. parks The Zoo, the Mihai Eminescu park

7. shops The bakers, the chemists, the butchers

8. institutions The British Museum , the Government, the Parliament,

the City Hall

9. hotels The Rits, the Mirage

10. ships The Titanic, the Hope

11. newspapers The Times, the Monitorul

12. family names in the plural The Popescus, the Eliots

13. nouns with attributes The England he knows, the Romania of her childhood
The Marry I know( Maria pe care o stiu eu)

14. adjectives turned into nouns The poor(sa racii) the rich(bogatii) the
wounded(ranitii)

The definite article

No (zero) article used

1. proper names Jack , George( but *the George I met Georgelul pe

care l-am cunoscut eu)
2. countries, continents, towns England, Europe, London [Exceptions: the Congo,
the Hague, The Bronx, The Plains, The Dalles, the
Hyde, The West London]
3. languages English, French, Romanian( but * the French he
speaks is very poor)
4. nouns of material Water, coal, silver, gold
5. abstractions Friendship, love, fear, hate( but * the love I have for
him/ the hate I carry within/ the fear I feel whenever
I see him)
6. individual nouns in the plural (generic) Merchants, horses, people ( People love spring.( all
people-generic meaning) # The people in my village
are old. ( only those in my village not all people in
the world- restricted meaning)